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I have the hOuour to be. itC.
(Signed) W. BRADLEY.
Vice-Admiral Si! Audrey Mitchell; K.B. &c.

C tn, at Se., Mych 2G, 1904
I have to acquaint ru, t!!r T this 4,1 ty captured,
in His Majesty's ship under 444 y ct..tuma:.o.
ander French schooner privateer, zpountiaj eiAht
guns, sixty-eight men, commathied by Charles La
Marque, out eleven days, had an: not taken any
thing. 1 am, &c.
W. Bar DLEY.
To V.-:•••tdrnirat Sir A. Mitchell, K B Jec.

Salt-[r Aticl.4.,,ge, New Providence,
Slit, 84210117. 1804.
By a schooner, which sails from this place to Ber-
muda this evening, 1 harsto inform you, in stria-
ance of your orders of the Sd ultimo, that, on the
Ist instant, inlatitude 26 deg. and longitude to deg.
3 shin. captured the Batavian Itspublie scbooner
Draak, of 4 four.pounders, one lbng three-pouts.
der, and fifty men; commanded by a Lieatenant,
Jan Justus Dingemans, from CurasnJ, seven •
weeks, and taken nothing. She enraged to fif, eels
minutes, and made every preparation to bwati.-..•
The Corporal of Marines lost his arm, and the
schooner had two men killed and one severely
wounded. She is a very fi e vessel, coppertd,
remarkably fast, *ell found itt every thing, Bermu-
dian built, and four years old.
I have the honour to be &c.
(Signed) W. Lvist.t.
Viee-A.dmlral Sir A. Mitcfitils K. B. &c.

BILWICRUPTCT SUPERCEDED.
Sarah Holmden, Seven Call, Kent, maim.
BANRRUPPI.
Thomas l.evington St. Catherine'',
s/oraseller, anrverulea
June led, anlJuir 4;28, at ten, et Guildhall. Artiimei I Mr.
Philp !Iwo, Kieres-bioich•walk, Temple.
Thumaa Koreht, 11.111(Ate-srn-et, Crnterhurr,
to surrenJe• June 23, 32, arid Joy 28, at re ~ at Uu !do .11,
London. A-tome.ys, Maori. Swain anti Steven,, !
Thomas Wood, of Rare,liereroidahire aro ,!stapler,to sur-
render Juts* 27, at hie, 26, and Jo', Al, at Melon at trot
Err.g's Head Inn Ross. .v.., Mr. Pare", lam; and
hirers. H 11, Me;editli, arid R•',brn., Gray r,-inn,
Snead la chola th.• von. g -r, of Blth. Sem -nyish!-•, *pa
bolsterer,' to surrender Juor- 21, and Judy 12 • .4 at
too White Lion I.m, Rath. Atlanta) •-•s. Panne r.
Pump-court, Temple: a. .! NtromilLTafoe hog jab. Bath
Genie trans, of H. ,r:drp'acei Ch,"acit'afek,
tit drier, to storm .der SO, end Jolt NI, at one, a,a Alt.ney Mr. t.- ind, Cr: cent, New al age.
meet, Slack friars.
Charles MaCean, of Reettfor! budding', St. Ma t•n In Via
relit, merchant, to surrender J 2:, 90, and J“ly 28, at
tel at Gadd rah. Att it .e r, M. Li's'a,lL•en- imat, Seia.rd.
ll'fineis David de la Chaaniette, of Laytni,4ena. .0
of Leadenhallmre Local ~y merchant, to servretrizr June a%
32, and July 28, at one, at Guildhall.' Atti.iney, Mr. C.c.s.
sou, Angel-court. Thrornortoti,- rect.
IhOogg4 COIW,11: aid Jame, Molnar.. of L.reepoot, mfr.
el,a ass, to surre .d, July 9, In, •in :11, or en., at the G
Tavern, John-atreet, Liverpool wney•, Mmare
street end Eden, I'.aegh-4r,n, I.rver;iten and M Th •.rias
W salt, Ihrtlrat's-buildings, lii 0.03, L salon.
J .ates Surges', new or late of Covent. ,tr re, Ilayrtr •t.
military hatter, to surrender Jur.e 19, 26, t:4 Ju • 28 at
ten, at GA hull Attorney, Mr. Rich trd 11C
sweet, Hreborn
Minna. (:enter, of New Bond at eel, maer, 10 sur-
render Je-e 19, 3d, win July 22, at one, at At-
torney, Mt. Harper, Vite-street, Pei:addle
Jame: Waters, of South. Ftld, Lewlshaisa, K• vletualler,
to surrenda• June 23, and July 3, 28, at ten, we Gui'dhallv
Landon. Attorneys, Mr ri,orge Poole, tierjaeMs'-inn. Lh..n-
eery lane, Landon, and Meer,. Hutchins and Hader, SOVell
Oak., Kent.
John Hall, late of Wapping High atreet, tailor, to stein' -r
June 27, arid July 4,2% at eleven, at Guildhall. Atto:•:ey,
Mr. Allston, Strati-street, Minories.
Robert Henderson, of Bridgewater-square, Cripplegate,
pocket-book-maker, to nominee June 19, 30, and July 9s,
at ten, at Liondhall. Attorney, Mr. Shetern, Great James-
street, Bedford-rim.
DIVIDENDS.
July 7. Frederick Michael Fibber, a Barbican, jawrl'zr, at
twelve, at Guildhall.
July 7. F.dwanlflrmti, of Charles-street, Sulio-square, man's
mercer, at one. rt Goddhed
July 28. &initial Case, of Fleet. rivet, hahcerfa,lier, at One,
at Guildhall.
July 10. Sainte' Barnett, late of P-tersfield, S othampson
and Ciodahisiog, Stymy, vi,tualler, at eleven, at the Reel
‘ion, Peterrheid.
Argue 4. Jamey Hamilton and William Turkington, of
nachdem*, uteo-hant:, at ten, at Grilithep
July 7. Joire,dt Wolter, 'ate of Cousbe Sam, Ni bolas. Sn.
menttshire, leather-dram,r, at eleven, at Mt R.d Lion
Chard, Sonserietshire.
July 7. John Citoper the elder, and John Coo, -• r..e
younger, of Seten Oaks, Kent, coopers, at to t, at tmaildhall,
London.
July 9. Josiah Jackson, Wi.liant Leere, Charles Johnson.
Jam.. Shullenitham, John 1 boson, and Janes Leigh,
all now Om late of Manchester, umechants, at eleven, at
Hillidge's Tavern, Manchester.
July 7. Mrs. D.monock, 'at ,of Winchester, bookseller, at
elevate, at the King's Arm lea. New Siena.
Jahr le. Edward Booth, of Manchester' butcher at :braes
at the Sntned Stile Lae, Harigute.Diteh, Man,laiLter.
July 11. Charley Sutton, late of Liverpool. grocer, at on•
at the Globe Tarrant, Jan-art:et, Liverpool.
July 13 Samuel Riley, of &stand, Halifax, cotton-tinocr
at eleven, at the (Pr Cock, Halifax.
I'IFICATES—J at 7
William Hardt, of Mrddlewow, H'al-..to,lboeeet.
Cavea ire•upcker, of firriningliam, ,r..-chant
Jonas TYlut• now et late of Munitioned, Lelcestreatirc,
miller.
Thomas Snots, of Soulthneiwt, 8
Thomas Carr, of Ogareraall. ottiosampioner.

War 0/Art, Iran 16, 1804.

Rolm! Reiraterit e Roy .1 fimst Gareth.
Cornet Ned Adjutant John Taylor to have the rank el Lila*
tenant.
Cornet George Auguttue "'markt to be Lieutenant, erithobt
purchase, tire kiameteed, *lto nettnee.
1K idgiment glee Gated/
Chute Reuel, Gent to be Ensign, by pit se.
trretom in the Garrote 'Celle 9th instrnt.
Reed 3d Re3r..se.t of Foot Grinds
IshirPnant John Franc& Byrne, (mm to. nib Foot, 1, )0
E ,s go, by pureluse, vice Keats, proi.c‘ted.

Justice Dovriits. and Lord No sou,' Y. are spoke's
of for the Leinster circuit ; but it is nut )et settled
decisively. Lord Avoismo RI is said to be p..rtial to
that circuit; but Lord No ammo has pm:Waage of
choice.

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?ROVIDENTIAL ?SCAT%

IT. ticatza, tutsev, suet 9.
The following Report ii.o been made and sign* by Thonia;
Ankyy Oanaudds of et. anis c .
"Monday the 4th of this month. keing the anniver-
sary of the larch day of our gracious Sovereign, all
the forts in this island fired a royal salute at noon,
by order of Ms Excellency the Commander in Chief.
The cannon in the new fort, on the large hill, were
also fired. A corporal of the Invalid Company of
Artillery then received the matches, and locked them
up in the powder magazine, at the top of the hill,
which is construed in such a manner as to be bomb-
proof; it ematained 20) banns of gun-powder,
charged bombs. caissons, full of cartridges of every
kind, and a great cptintity of other combustibles.
The magazine was then shut, and the keys carried
out of the fort. About six in the evening, while the
officer on guard was at dinner, with the Mother
officers of his regiment, the soldiers on guard ob-
served smoke issaing through an air hole, at one of
the ends of the magazine, and immediately ran from
the fort. Mr. I'. Lys, the signal officer on the hill,
seeing from the watch-house the soldiers in motion,
and hearing them calling cut fire, ran out before
they had all set off, and approaching the magazine,
ob-eived the smoke issuisg thrangli the two air-
holes at the two ends. Ilavitig tound llamas Tom
eel and Edward Tow:el, two brothers, and both
carpenters, employed ny him in the town. who had
come to assist him to take down a temporary ensign
staff, he sent the former to acquaint the Commander
in Chief of the danger with which the magazine was
threatened, and to Captain Salmon, of the Artillery,
to get the keys. Touzel, before he set out, used
every effort to induiie his brother to quit the spot.
Edward Totted replied, that he must die acme day,
and that he ma uld attempt, to save the magazine.
and the town, at the hazard of his life ; and seeinga
soldier making his escape, he prbPosed to him to re-
main to assist in brealeng open the Magazine, which
he refused to do. lie then proposed the same thing
to another soldier, fleeted William Ponteney, iii the
light company olihennicslreeirienn, who acquiesced,
saving, that he was ready to die with him, and they
shook hands. Edward l'ouzel then took a wcoden
bar, with which he broke the barrier of the pallisaile
which sutrounds the niagazi le, and finding at hand
a kind of axe be got to the door of the magazine,
where he bale also two ridlocks, and having by
these means opened the door, he entered, and ad-
dressing himself to Mr. Lys, who was on the out-
si r. said: "The magazine is on fire. it will blow
up. We must lose our lives, but no matter, Hams
tat the Kw: I We must try to save it." With these
words, be rushed into the times, and seizing the
matches almost burnt out, he threw them by arm-
fulls to Mr. P. Lys, and W. Pouteney, who bad re-
. aztained without ; Mr. Lys, seeing a cask standing
on one end, filled with fiter, in the neighbourhaod
of the magazine, and having no other vessel than an
earthen pitcher, he and W. Ponteney made use of
their hats, and this pitcher, to carry water to Ed-
ward Touzel, who was still in the magazine, hut
scarcely able to see, in consequence of the thick
smoke-which surrounded him observing, however,
some wood on fire. he extinguished it with the slam
r: hick was brought to him. He then called out to
Isle. i.ys, that he was almost suffocated, and re.
quested something to drink. The fire lad scorched
las hinds, and even some part of his face. The
peeple now arrived in crowds, bringing with them
water, and Mr. Ina sent him a glass of spirit.,
xpix,d with wa'el, which he drank. At length,
the fire was catirely extinguished. by the s-al and
intrepidity of dward Touzcl, in particular, end. of
Air. P. Lys, and .W. Pbnteney: 'Captain Lents. of
the 31st regiment. and Mr. Murphy, of the same
regiment, the officer on guard, aid several officers
isfHis Majesty's troops. repaired with soldiers to the..
hill, and employed the utmost anlivity to get the
magazine *mitely emptied, in order to ascertain 1
whether any sparks remained icon. Two caissons
.4f wood, filled with ammunition. were found at-
tacked by the fire, and one in particular, is which
there were powder-horns, tubes ; and a flannel car.
tridge was half burnt through. Near this caisson
stood an open barrel of powder, to which the fire,
had it no: been extinguished. must inevitably have
been soon communicated. A ralarmer was almost
consumed, and some of the beams which supported
the roof were on fire. Such was the state of things,
when Edward .(ouzel, Mr. P. Lys, and W. Ponte-
nev, displayed herciic coanige and bravery, exposed
their lives to the most imminent Burger, and thereby
sae .4 the sown of St. Helier and its inhabitants horn
the meat terrible disaster. The constable, therefore,
finds himself impelled, both by duty and inclination.
to request all persons who have property in the town
of St. Helier, or its neighbourhood, to meet on Wed-
nesday next, the 13th inst. in the church of St. He-
lier, at ten in the morning, to take into considera-
tion the means of testifying their gratitude towards
these three brave and generous men.
Friday a hackney coachman, meeting an er-
rand cart in the new cut going from Illackfriare-
road to the marsh gate, wantonly whipped the horse,
in consequence of which the animal dragged the
cart into an adjoining pond of water, where he was
drowned. The coachman was taken before the Ma-
gistrate at Union Hall.
A young man, of very genteel appearance, was
seen walking. about five o'clock in the morning on
Friday. by the Black Lion at Bayswater; and about
seven o'clock, as some hay-makers were going to
work, they found him dead in an adjoining tip d : he
ha I a watch and some money in hes.posket, but no
papers to dieesseer who he was. The body was taken
to the Swan public.house, near the place, for the
Coroner's ineukst.
Early on Saturday morning a bonne is Charlene-
street, kathbenve-plate, which is usually het nut in
lodgirgs, but is at present untenanted, was broke
open by three men, apparently porters, irho rifled
the house of every valwible article of goods, &c.
Doctor. Da Chao, now at Vienna, has recii.ied
letters, .which state, n that the Vaccine has met the
greatest success in Persia. Dosetar him!. t, and M.
Jukes. his Correspondents at Bassora, one of 'the
most commerci.il cites of the emirs.. states that
all the Pers:ani were *sirens to have their children
innenlated with the INICC;fIP. The ninspodati of Mot,.
rsAVIA has sent 'Oyster 1)z C alto a magnificent
Indian shawl, and a very obliging letter; with an
account of the efficacious mama be bad adored
to prwp..ezre the

' LAW INTELLIGENCL
LING% BUSCH, WESTIMISSITS,, Sarnasat, Just Is.

TILEILINCI W. DAM!'" ski;riiii, mg.
'r'he Defindant was brought tip to tit:aye Jth:
went, having been convi&ed of sending * ehallenp
to the Right Hon. William Wickham, with intent
to provoke him to fight a duel ; the partici/loft of
which have already beep laid before the public. •
Mr. Ct Ras addressed 'the Omit in behalf of Mr.
Seaton, who, he said, was perfeetly sensible of the
impropriety of his conduel, and convinced that he
was in error when he believed Mr. Wickham his
cucroy.
Mr. Emu** after paying a very high compli-
ment to Mr. Wickham, consented to abstain from
pressing the Court for judgment.
Lold ELLENSOtOUGH observed, that the offence,
of which the Defendant had been found guilty, was
of great enormity ; and, had judgment been prayed
against him, the Court must have passed a severe
s.;d exemplary sentence.
The Defendant, who is a very young man, bowed
respenfully, and withdrew from the Court.

His Lordship sits at Nisi Ptius, at Guildhall, this
morning, at nine o'clock.

MANSION•HOUSI•••••42ttIiday, two Cyprians were
charged before the LORD MAYOR, with having
robbed two Gentlemen of near twenty pounds in
cash and notes. These Gentlemen informed his
Lordship, that being much intoxicated on Thursday
night last, and meeting with the prisoners in .Bishop.
gate•street, they were decoyed by them to Petticoat-
lane, where they were soon robbed. No watchman
being to be found, one of the prisoncrs made het,,
escape, the other accompanied them to.the watch-
house. The other prii.onct was apprehended tke
next day, while she was in company with an" infa.
mous fellow, wbo goes by the name of Sir Sidney
Smith, and who ran away at the time. No pro-
perty being Catnaps either of the gills, they were
clisclarged ; stria orders were given to the
city oicers to apprehend the sol-disant Sir Sidney

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CRlbtriNc.---ILL)rmation was given at the Man-
sion-I fousz, of a nun oho keeps a house in Leaden.
hall-street, into which he had'been in the ',habit of
dealing soldiers from His hlajesty's service, in or-
der to send them to the 'East Indies. Upon the
house being searched, parts of the regimental
drei es, like those worn by soldiers of the guards,
were found there ; supposed to have belonged to
men who were missing. The man was committed
to the Poultry Compter, and no bail accepted until
an examination takes place, at which it is expe4led
that the Secretary at War will be present.
COMBINATION OF BOOT-MAKERS.—An intelest-
it:g exam:nation took place on Saturdt y at the
Public Office, in Marlborough-street. Of one thou-
sand boot-maker., who have been some time in a
combination against the boot-closers, twelve sere
brought up as ring-leaders and delegates. Mr.
Goar.tv, for the prosecution, dwelt on the dan-
gerous tendency of such illegal proceedings ; and
called
,Wisneeses, against two of the DefenLiant.s.
Planuner and Harrison, 'who were first 'thainined.
Mr. WIMPORT, of Cor(ntry-street, stated, that on
the 17ta of May, two of his Workmen, Tyrer and
Bonk's., delivered to him a list of closers in the
ilmre whom they considered as illegal men,
and as such ought to be discharged. He fejeded
the list, and the whole of his men, to the amount
of fifteen, struck from their work, which had
never been fini.,,betl. He had conceived the two
Defeadants to be very alive in the combination.
Plummer was a clerk to the Committee. Other Wit-
nesses proved the fact. and that letters from each shop
meetings were interc:iing'd to bind them to their un-
cle:faking. the :Magistrates conceived that if men
could remain ten or twelve weeks without employ-
ment; their profit! most be exOrbitant at other times.
Ile present insrance pretty clearly proved that
the men were their masters' masters, which, if
given way to. would he attended with the greatest
,injuries to master and man, and while the article
was a! much worn as at present, the price would be
so great, that a wide firli ix:111d open for a foreign
market. and destroy what they might otherwise en-
joy. He centeived (he combination to come under
the nizaning_ of the aers cf the 39th and 40th of
his present MAJZIT V, and sentenced the defendants
to two months hard labour is the house otcorresation.
0' Arica and Hennaed were charged in
tit., like manner fot exciting a combination in the
shop of Mr. Mehloaree, Berkeley-square. O'Brien
received the like sentence, and Hammond was order-
ed for one month.

At Union Hall on Friday, Trigiees /cyst was ex-
amined on a charge of being a principal in the atro-
cious murder of Matthews, the Dulwich hertnit, and
committed for a future examination.

Foo rr A o'.—On Saturday se'nnight, about tee
o'clock, as Mr. !IRAN roes, of the Bath Tlleatre, and
Mr. F. LDEaSHA 'vs sere. 4cimin from Bailing is a
rn retu post-chaise, about a mile this side of Keyn-
sham they were stopped by two footpads; one
seized the horses' heads, whilst the other opened the
chaise-door, and presenting a pistol at Mr. Etas' R.
SR %V, said, 44 Your money, Sir ?" Mr. E. who had
fortunately a fowling-piece with him, lorded with
large shot, and with which he had been killing rooks,
replied lam ready for you." The villain, see-
ing the gun, instantly fired his pistol into the chaise,
but it did no injury. The fire was as quickly return-
ed by Mr. ELDCRIIIaw, and as the piece was close
to the footpad, it is supposed that he must have re-
ceived the contents is his body. Mr. Btauton then
jumped out a the chaise, and taking the gun from
the other gentleman, made towards the fellow who
had been holding the horses, but who was then
following fast his supposed woundel companion ;
sad at the distance of about fifteen yarls, he un-
espeaediy turned round and levelled his pistol at
btr..B. but happily without dies% the ball- striking
the patinel of the chaise which had been drawn across
the road. They were soon out of sight; sad ae re-
gret the gentlemen had not the means of pursuing
time I otherwise they might have been an easy con-
quest.
The Slaw. wbo it is presumed is tromaded, is near
six feet high, very seem, teak ciknplesion, with a
soh toned voice; his companion was of middle sta.
r.t:tN.r ;:llnstacth dressed in dark brown riding
.1' ',arty forward in front.

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NAVAL REGISTER.
. . •
PORTSVOUTII, JUNE 15.
AYI. .
keA His Majesty's frigate, Orpheus, of 3
gates; Capk: Hill, from cruising off Jersey. •
DEAL, JUNE 15.
Remain in the Downs, the Afolrar, h, edit, Ar-
dent, and /sjsu;bi.• filial of war ; La Virgin?: (fi-
xate; Teriec,:k4l a, and ;reser/as bombs; Millar
armed ship; Lue,:o•,. Mripirmenc, moire. I/dtfiti
sable, Now, Bri,anhpi, Tepper, and Tarter
copper armed traniports.
P. S. Just sailed, an armed brig, with the out-
ward-bound for Portsmouth.—Wind N.E.

DOVER, JUNE 14.-
There was a hate on the trench coast this morn-
ing. so that it was not possible to make any minute
oinervatims. About three this afternoon our scoa-
dron, 19 in number, lay off Boulogne, quite be-
calmed. A lugger came from them this morning,
and I find she is now in the road ; she prove-, to be
the Speculator, but I cannot learn that she has
brought any particular news. I have heard no
firing to-day. There were four or live of the ene-
my's boats out of Boulogne harbour last evening.
Government have made a purchase of some
ground near the Western Heights, for the purpo;e
of ere Ring barracks to contain 3,000 men, which
are to be immediately begun. The fortifications on
the Western Heights go on with great expedition.
A neutral vessel passed here a day or two ago
from Lisbon, which had been nearly six weeks on her
voyage. The. Captain says, that previous to his
leaving Lisbon, an English vessel, with a consider-
able quantity of specie on board, was captured and
carried in there by a French privateer. •