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London, England, 1807-09-16 00:00:00

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Who fell in the late attack on Buenos Ayres, was
a brother of Mr. Trotter Ruilivea, Representative
in the late Parliament for the Borough of Down-
patrick, and of Mr. Trotter, late confidential Secre-
tary of Mr. Fox, and a nephew of the late Bithnp
of Down. Major Trotter began -his military
career in the 88th Regiment. In which he was
present at the taking of Dunkirk. With that
Regiment he went to India, and accompanied the
Indian Expedition to Egypt, where his merit
attraaed the notice of his superiors, and he
was, in conseqaence, appninted to a situation
on the Staff. After the commencement of the pre-
sent war. Gener.l Beresford, the friend and patron
of Capt. Trotter, being placed on the Staff in Ire-
land. appointed him his Aide-de-Camp. From
that situation he was promoted to a Majority in the
83d. With the 83d Major Trotter went on the cape-
diton to the Cape of Good Hope ; and, as Afting
Assistant Adjutant-General, distinguished himselt
in such a manner in the attack and defeat of tl.e
Dutch army, as to merit the public thanks of Sir
David Baird, who commanded the British force on
that expedition.
When the conquest of Buenos Aytes was achiev-
ed by the gallantry of the British force under the
conduit of General Flerefot d, that gallant and able
Officer, from the high opinion he entertained of
Major Trotter's courage and ability, wrote to him t
conic over with the reinforcement from the Cape,
and appointed him Assistant-Adjutant-General to
the British forces in South America. Rut, before
the arrival of the reinforcement from the Cape, Ge-
neral Beresford and' the little army under his com-
mand had been unfortunately compelled to surren-
der to the Spaniards ; and the force under Sir Sa-
muel Achmuty had been accompanied out by an
Assistant Adjutant-General, appointed in this coon-
' try. That General, however, offered Major Trot-
ter an appointment in the Quarter-Master-General's
department, which he declined, requesting only to
be placed in some adive situation, in which his ex.
ertion► would tend most to the benefit of the service.
He was, in consequence, appointed to command the
grenadiers in the attack on Maldonado, and on that
occasion again condated himself in such a manner
as to obtain particular notice in the put.lie thanks.
In a skirmish in advancing to the attack of Monte
Video, Major Trotter had a horse shot sunder him,
and received a wound in the hand, but was not there-
by prevented from leading the Light Brigade. in eon-
junetion with his gallant friend Colonel Brownrieg,
on the desperate service of storming the breach of that
fortress. On that occasion Maki'. Trotter was the
first man who mounted the breach, and followed by
a few of the bravest men, had the honour of open-
ing the gates to the rest of the army. In a subse-
quent skirmish with a party of Spaniard,. in the vi.
cinity of Monte Video, Major Trotter received a
severe wound through the body.

Extra& of a Letter from Ramsgate, dated Sept.
14 :—" On Tuesday morning last, Tilos. ADAMS,
(who has for some yeas. past had the care of the
light on Ramsgate Pier Head) was found drown-
ed in the harbour. A repent having been spread
that this unfortunate man was murdered, and se in-
serted in several of the London Papers, we beg to
contradin the same, and assert, that on exa-
mination there was no reason to suppose that the
death of the poor man was caused in any other
ident. A Coroner's inquest sat on
ve Tifoll AS AllO4lll, on Tuesday
after the most minute investiga-
learly, from several sarisfadory
:onsstances, that the said THOMAS
is death by falling from the Pier,
near the Lighsitionse, by which
doubted but he received a viulent
lick part cit his h..ad, and other
the steps relied into the water."

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VIICI •NIS •R •033. Wit, i
i t The following instance of preservation, in a state cinity of Monte Vid
of uncommon peril, is perhaps as auemotablis as an
of time which have, during the late mason, distin-
I seem wound chit)!
iiguished the eventful employment of the Greenland Extra& of a Lett,
fishery :—A boat resin the Voimnifer, of Whitby, 14 :—" On Tuesday
14 Captain Bentt•otive„ having struck A large fish, (who has for some ]
lio another beat was shortly afterwards rowed uponts light on Ramsgate
back, in order to.strike a second balloon into it, ed in the harbour. .
when the fish, by a sudden effort to disengage itself that this unfortunate
from hs unwelcome visitants. sprung the boat up sertrd in several of I
hits the air, • height of at least sixteen feet, al- contradin the earn
though its contests. including the people, fishing- mination there was r
l lilies. itc. could not weigh less than a ton, mode- death of the poor I
pendent of the weight of the boat itself. On its way than by accideni
descent, the boat roiled over in the water three or the body of the above
four times, carrying the people along with it : yet, evening last, when, i
what is truly astenishing, no material injury was non, it appeared clr
sustained by any individual ; the whole being taken col rnborating circuit
out of the water by other boat, belonging to the ADAMS met with his
same vessel, which succeeded at length in killing on the stunt steps, r
and securing the fidi. The keel of the boat, which accident it is not ohm
was struck, was entirely broken, and the bottom contusion on the bac
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