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WEVr-YORIC, JILT 14.

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GENERAL IC ANV irg's SYR PIAL.


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stratus hi PRt?ctifstott.
Tire Corporation of the City of Nevr-Vork.,, hav-
ing rrsol ed to ray the tact tribute of respea to the
reortins of their deceased and much beloved fellow-
citir,err, Akrioder Harriilron, and having requested
the Society of the Cincinnati to regulate cite order of
the Funeral Procession, at the interment of their
brother soldier, acrd late President General: the
follow* is the order of the Procession, as recom-
memfed by a Committee of the Cincinnati, and
adopted by the Committee of the Corporation.

ORDER OF PROCESSION.
The Mriirary Carpi eoinnvendod by Colonel Morton.
The Society of the Cincinnati.
The Clergy of all denominations.
THE CORPSE.
The Generals
The BelotMos of the deceased.
Pll,Mciaue.
The Judges of the Supreme Coert.
Mr. Governor Moms in his .arti.ige.
TheGrivernor and L eutenant Governor of the State.
The Mayer and Corporation of the City.
Gentlemen of toe Bar, and Students at 1,411 r.
NtialSb.ift or Congress, and Civil Offi.iers of the United States.
The ♦linbttn, Comoils, and Read :nts of Foreign Power*.
The °ff.:era of the Army and Navy of the United States.
Military and Naval Officer. of Foreign Powers.
Militia OTwers of the Stare. _

President, Directors, and 014 •cri, of the respective Banks
Chamber of Commerc,, and Merchants.
Marine Society, Wakens of the P gt, and Masters and Officers
of all Ve‘s..l4 in the Harbour.
The Preident, and Students of Columbia C Meer!.
The dstfereut Societies, in such order as their respc.:tivs Presi-
letits may arrange
The Citizens in general.
The procession will proceed through Beekman
and Pea-street, to Whitehall-street, and up Broad-
way to Trinity Church. The troops will then halt
an.i open from right to left, and permit the mime
to pass into the Church. The funeral wi:l
be performed, ant after the service an oration will•
he delivered by Governor Morris, Ecq :he troops
will then perform the mitittry ceremonies over the
grave, which will close the solemnity of the day.

EXTRAORDINARY ACCI D vNT.
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A very extraordinary and fatal accident occurred
on Sunday, at the house of Mr. Ifofi'man, confec-
tioner, in Sishopsgate-street. It app(;ar,;, that alms
two o'clock in the afternoon, one of the slibpmen
having occasion to go down to the iceos ell to
fetch up ice, by some means set fire to a quan-
tity of straw which co-eretl it. The rraw being
damp, did not burst forth into a Lime, but contr.
nued to burn in a smoth•re sta.c : the man did
all he could to ext'ngoish the fire, but without
effel ; and it extended itself ~11 orer the well.
By this time the man became so ill and faint,
from the stench arising from the damp straw;
that it was with difficilty be escaped suffoca-
tion. When he reached the top of the well -he
setts still exceedingly ill, and went to bed, bat
without mentioning to any one what had happened.
After some time, being considerably recovered, he
got up and communicated the whole of the airair to
his fellow-servant, and meinioned his determination to
go down the well again, to make a second effort to
pat out the fire. He accordingly went, and having
remained the, e a considerable time, ! is tellow-ser-
v nit called him from the top of well, and
not receiving any answer, he became coremely
I alarmed, and impaired his fears to a porter be-
longing to tht London Tavern, which is directly
opposite to Mr. Hoffman's. The porter immedi-
ately went down into the well to see what had be-
come of the shoprnan, whom he found to all ap-
pearance dead ; and though he himself was greatly
ads led by the smoke, he thought he should be able
to bring the deceased to the top of the ladder, upon
his shoulders. The poor fellow had nearly succeeded
in his humane intention, and was within a short dis-
tance of the top, when he was obliged to throw the
corpse Irons off his shoulders, and it fell to the bottom
of the well. The porter himself was so completely
overcome by the stench, that he was not able to keep
his hold of the ladder, and almost at the same moment
dmpped down himself. The man at the top was dread-
fully agitated, and alarmed the whole house. As it was
now supposed that the fire had nearly spent itself, and
that there was less danger, a person was found,
who offered to venture down into the wal. to save,
if possible, the life of the porter who fell from the
ladder; it was, however, too late ; the man ..vas
found to be dead. This person was down only a
short time before he began to experience the ill
effeas of the foul air; and, notwithstanding he made
the best of his way to the ladder, he was 40 complete-
ly overpitiwered by the stench, as to he unable to get
to it. In a short time he also became insensible,
and unable to answer when called to. Mr. Hoff-
man's livery ...ream, with the greatest prompti-
tude and-resolution, then determined to venture
down to save the life of the third man, who had
so courageously gone down to preserve others;
but he had die precaution to fasten a lope
round him, and desired the persons above to pull him
up the moment they found him unable to answer
them. This last effort happily succeeded ; he brsught
up the man out of the well, who was all but dead.
and has been since, with much ditficulty, restored.
During the whole of Sunday night he was in a deli-
rious state. The two dead bodits were brought rip
out of the well, and caned to St. Peter's chore t,
' where they lay till the Coroner's Inquest was held on
them last night at the London Tavern. The Jury
brought in a v.rdi t that the two deceased persons,
whose names were Rolfe and Robinson, died by
Siffiwaftm.

A dreadful thunder-storm took place at Chipping
Sudbury, on Friday last,' which seriously alarmed
the trihubirar.ts of that place. Mr. /axes Wiez-
11%m, a butcher living there, had three fine sheep
struck dead with the lightning, which was extremely
vviti and awfal. A your man in the ad of throw.
ing a wheel-barmy full of stones into a lime kiln,
near Wottos-under-edge, was in a moment struck
dead on the edge of the kiin, and precipitated bead-
lo-g to tae bottom. It is a remaikablr, circum-
stance, that, though his cl-.hes were not singed, his
body was burnt in a dreadful musses.

Mr* 5, Atm IS.
Time will he. a ball and supper at the Castle
Rooms, this evening, in honour of the bit-to-jay of
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wbles.—The ball-
room will be lighted at nine o'clock; the supper-
rooms opened at twelve ; and a renewal of the ball
after supper.
Yesterday His Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales, having completed his 49. d year, the same
was celebrated with the greatest splendour, in the
evening, at his Pavilion at Brighton.
On Saturday His Royal Highness rode purposely
to this town, to invite Colonel Newton, and Mr.
Kemp and family, to the Pavilion on Sunday even-
ing, to partak: of his Royal munificence.
Our late Races having been every day honoured
with the presence of the Prince, afforded (what after
the death of Sir Ferdinand() Poole was rather doubt-
ed) the flattering assurance of a continuation of the
Royal pat. Jnage: indeed, we understand that His
Royal Highness was pleased to express something
to this effeß.
Brighton continues very full of company and
fashion. The rooms, the theatre, and other rsablic
places of amusement, were, during the last week,
thronged with beauty and elegance.
Worthing, Bognor, East-Bourne, and Hastings,
have this season been more fully attended by visitors
than for many years past.
The military depot, mentioned in our last as hay-
km been ordered, by the Board of Ordnance, to be
ere6led on Horsham Common, wac begun r,n Mon-
day se'!inight, and a considerable number rf men
have been since daily employed on the fouadations,&c.
This depot is to consist of one large building,
prising an armoury for 10,000 stand of arms, a fro-
bishing room, and a lobby. At the four corners
will he tour detached buildings, viz. I. Armourers'
quarters; 2. Store-keeper's Tr:titers ; 3. Barracks;
4. Office.? quarters On the left of the yar.i,
fachg the arm airy, store-rooms for packages, and
two work-shops, with forges, ece. On the
a' oirgazirr fur ammunition. The buildings for
quattas and barracks to have under-ground kit-
chens, and other coriveniences. The whole to be
eactosid by a eircrthar brick %oil, nine feet six in:hes
nigh, with 'iron chi vcaia d: frieze, Ste. The build-
ings to he of brick, except the found ftions, which
are to be of stone. The roofs are to he slated. Ar-
chiter, !vtr,WrAtt•

1... e :pot c'lo,t.ti for the above depot r armoury.
is An e.:erAted part ..f the common, On A Jr y, sandy
soil, commanding deft ;htfal pr specs of St
nerd's' Forest, the akijAcent eoentry, and the hillb of
Surrey. The whole is to be completed by Lady-
Day next.

COLCHESTICR, Atm. U.

Our town is quite in a hustle, and full ~f com-
pany Not a bed to be got. '1 he troops are march-
inp, hither from all quarters. Yesterday two regi.
ments of Dragoons came in from Ipswich ; and to-
day the Royal Linark Militia from Weely, preceded
by an immense train of artillery. His Royal High-
ness the Doke of York means to see the encamp-
ment, and the different regiments drawn together
for the purpose, in review order, to.mormw after-
noon, on Lestlen Heath ; after which he dines with
Lieutenant-Ge.wral Sir James Craig, who corn-
manda this dirtrid. On Monday morning a grand
sham fight, will take place, at which His Royal
Highness, and a numerous train of attendants,
intend to he present. Should the weather prove
fine, from the number of troops to be employed on
the occasion, which will a:nount to nearly 20,000
men, it will doubtless prove a very sightly and gra-
tifying speCtacle The whole line has been out for
several hour`, prat:Using a variety of manoeuvres.

AU UST 12.

The Duke of York arrived here about four o'clock
this afternoon, and was received by a gu2rl from
the Royal Lanarkshire Militia, which His Royal
lfighness was condescendingly pleased to dismiss
immediately. His Royal Highness soon afterwards
set off fur Leaden Camp, attended by Sir Janus
Craig, Lords Paget and Fitzroy. Generals Camp-
bell, Ackland, and a numerous retinue of Staff Of-
ficers. His Highness was received on the ground
with a royal salute, after which the line marched by
in review order, together w:th a brigade of cavalry,
and some corps of Volunteers. The whole made a
remarkably good review, and seemed to hive infinite
satisfaftion to the Duke, as well as to an Onicase
concourse of spectators, who were collected on the
occasion. The line is ordered to be out to-morrow
morning at eight, when a mock engagement is es-
to take place."