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London, England, 1801-12-23 00:00:00

ETiES, DEC. t~

Liks'r rriaa-y the younger .
71-'atsc,',., the
• • •
robber, a n*il a horse.itealer; :laid a plan tt3 escape
, froM their confinement in HorshaM Gol; which
they attempted to urry into effeO, by first :con.
fining the Tintikey, who attended to lock them
up about four in the afternoon ; and having- thus
far succeeded Utmost of their wishes; they
sallied forth into the prison yard t they Ibtl,cd
()Ve'r the roping of the outWard•Wall,
mficincr the
.
common, a sort of Woollen rope, the arinfliCture
of their blankets, anti retired into tence.dment.
The Turnkey net re.orning to the hotise= at his
usnai time, led the Gaoler to .StiSped all: was not
right, and induced him to step. to the prison',
when he found him under confinement; and the
Prikners in question missing; after Whorri however
he *wade instant search, and discoiiered the 'rope,
• Ivhica left hiM no room to doubt that the Prisoners
had by means thereof effeOed their escape. He
therefore immediately dispatched hue and cry dif-
ferent. road: in ptirsuit" 5f them-; but about four
o'clock the' next morning, being himself on the
watChi, he tas hailed by.some of the Prisoners,
who informed hini that they had heard an Ono_
stial noise about the gaol; which induced him to
renew the search, when they *found the Prisoners
concealed in a privy, immersed above their Middles
in its contents, a situation which the hope of escape
had enablo: them. ro endure for twelve hours.—
They were sodA c!r;,,,ged.,:-rom their filthy conceal-
ment, and are now in perfect security-, being double
ironed, and made subjed to a collar from widen they
will not easily slip. All the other Prisoners have
in consequence, been heavily ironed.' The elder
Beeitsp;ind two Others were in the plot.
Qu Thursday RCgrrs, rd, and Scull, were
folly , .
committed .to .1-I?r'sbani Gaol, to take their
trials at Our.riext 'Assizes. Stretta?i, whO will no
doubt be admitted an evidence for the Crown, re_
mains in our House of CorreCtion. His disclosure
explains a great many more robberies committed
by the Prisoners, not only here, but also in the
neighboUrhood
,of Southampton, where their Re.
giment was stationed some few months ago. All
the sheep that have been lately stolen here; fell to
the lot of this gang of depredators, whose long and
successful career gave them• a confidence that defied
all danger. They gave Lieutenant-Colonel NEW.,
TO:4- the credit of keeping the best and tartest sheep..
tt'hi tat Southampton there was scarcely a spe:.
ties orrObbery that ek..yed them. They broke
open the College Mill, and st6lethereiii a quantity
of meal, and eight pounds worth of penny pieces..
The farina' for whom" • they reapcd in the day,
they robbed at night, by*. tiii?6stiing;Whcat from
the sheaves of particular shocks. 'Their whole
subsistence, during harvest;' eglisied of poul-
try, and oilier articles .of 'provision:
iwhich they
stole on their way to and frorn labour, and
cooked in the field.. At Soittliatiiptoo, as 'wcllas
;it this place, they,. made the mansions of' the dead
repositories rot titeir plunder, by having constantly
in concealment, within die fraCtured tombs,7a
store of salt' and pans, for the purpose of keeping
their stolen Meat in pitkle for occasional iise; And
which they took out Only*:a"s- they 'required it
that purpose.
_Stretton's confessiortWill pioba6ly
lead to further dete&ion, ,concerning which:we
therefore, for the present, deem it prudent to be
silent.

FROM THE WATEREQ,O.G4Z.ETTi.

Yesterday the following Addtess,- "by the
Mayor, Recorder, Sheriffs; and principal Inhabi-
tants of this City, was presented
TO LIEUTENANT-GENERAL IliNßit JoNfiSC/N; &C. &C.

51R;
The return of Peace; frilly griatifving to every lover of his
Country and of Alankind, is, to this City and its NLinity,
mixed with an.allOy that, in a 'considerable degree, dirm-
hiShes its value : it rernoVes frornus a friend; to whose exer-
tions, at the most critical period which this Kingdom has ever
witnessed; we owe more than any acknowledgments can rel.
V that intrepidity; which opposed itself alitioSt tinsup.
ported; on the eventful day of contest, to thousands of trim..
tOnatis inSurgerits; has been united that mild, yet firm, exer-
cise,or command in the direction 'of this DistriCt, which
Whilst it overawed the disaffeeted; ensured
,proteetion and
laYoUr to the lqyal.-
Where. merit, universally allowed, has called 'forth well
deserved encorniunis froth every tongue; it is difficult to vary'
the language of panegyric ;• but the grateful heart Often feels
What the pen cannot express.
Well knoWn,, and valued in proportion 33 you were known
to us; we are now separated froM you, Sit, as a Commander,
but not, we trust; as a Hien&

To the•same intrepidity, on the recurrence of danger—to
the same mild, firm, dignified use of discretionary power, we
can look with confidence; on any future emetericy ; well sa=
tiSfied that your virtueS,.and our Oateful sense of them, have
produced that mutual' regard -which cannot ,cease but with.
out existence. (Signed)
. By the Mayor, Recorder, Sheriff's, and principal
Inhabitants of the City of Waterford:

citNTI.EME&•;

ANSWER.

Iffated-o'cl, Dec. 4, Igo'.

This additional mark ofesteem and approbation does me
the higheSt Honour; it conveys to my feelings a sense of at-
fediOn so itnPrinted on my heart as to deny my pen its power
of expression.
Most sincerely do I congratulate you on the return of
Peace ; may its blessings increase the happiness and prospe-
rity of Your City, and be followed by universal quiet to this
our native land.

. When I see such a prospea, I can retire from my military
Situation with pleasure; and accept in its place the friendship
which you 'offer, and which it is my ambition to receive.
But should that hour ever again arrive ( which Heaven
avert); rendering it neceSsary that my feeble exertions should
Once more be called for; I shall consider myself most highly
favoured by His Majesty if placed as General over Troops,
whoSe duty it may be to protea this City and its Depen-
dencies.

Belieite the, with sincerity,
Your at:teak:nate and devoted Friend,
And humble Servant,
H. jon;:iSqN, Lieut.,Gen

A few nights since the house of Mr. William
Motten, in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, was broke
open and robbed of black and white lace to the
amount of Sool. two bags of cash to a considerable
amount, and several bank notes. Two hawkers
andpedlars, who travel that road, are strongly sus,
petted to be the

The Rajah, of Salem, has received some damage
from the tempestuous weather it Boutoleaux.
Wednesday mottling last the,body of ---- Bratt,
a sailor, lately belonging to the Ramillies-, was
fount dead in the basket of 'a coach-at-Ripley, in
Surrey. After the Coroner's Inquest had sat, his
reinacs were buried in Ripley Chapel-yard.

BRITISH REVIEW.

REFLECTIONS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE WAR

BEING SEQUEL TO. " REELECTIONS ON THE

POLITICAL AND MORAL STATE OF SOCIETY, AT
.THE CLOSE 01, THE EIGHTEENTH CENIDY."

BY JOHN BOWLES, ESQ.

E name of Mr. BOWLES of course is well_
know n to our Readers, by the multiplicity of poli-
tical works which he has presented to the world.
Among the moat resolute, and, we may say, the
most -able Writers which the French Revolution
has prOdeced, this Gentleman holds a distinguished
place. • If he, may he thought too sanguine in his
hOpes -that the .progress of JAcoat N Ism might have
been checked, and the ancient Monarchy of France
have been restored, by measures different from those
which have been adopted, none of his Readers can
deny that he deserves the praise of consistency,
and of a persevering zeal of patriotism, which no
writer who has appeared in the same cause can
dispute with him.
In this Work he bestows due commendation on
the present Administration, and•candidly -acknow-
ledges that, under the present circumstances, a bet-
ter Peace could not have been expected. He still
" casts a longing lingering look" on the restoration
of the HousE of BouatioN'; but a!, that event
seems at present to be preclu&xl by difficulties in_
surmountable, he submits to the course of things,
yet conceives it to be his duty to caution this
fc,-,tintely against the artifices ofinCOBINISS.t, which
is not dead, though it may at this moment appear
to be .ilt .
In the .Appendix to the, Second Edition of these
,RFLEcTIoNs, ,our Author takes notice of the re-
port of an intended Junction between some Mem-
bers of OPposr-rioN gird the present Ministry.—
After ha ring animadverted' upon the; condua of the
Opposition in the progress of the War, out Author
.thUS expresses himself on the Report alluded to.

," The persons who have, in this manner; been
the cause of the continuance of the War, and
of the dangers of the Peace, are reported to
give their decided approbation to the Pacification
which has taken place. This, however, is very
far from afibrding any proof that they would not
Dave persisted in their " continued and eloquent
opposition in both Houses of Parliament, " and have
still endeavoured to adduce plausible groUnds for
doubting and disbel;eviug ibe justice and neeeslity
of the continuance of the War, if the very terms of
Peace, which they now commend the- British Mi-
nisters for having successfully proposed, had been
rejefied by the Enemy. It is certain that, on
former occasions, they persisted in their opposition
after repeated attempts on the part of the British
Government to obtain reace,, although they had
pledged themselves, in the most solemn manner, to
support that Government, , in case such attempts
should prove unsuccessful. 1::at tile War being
terminated, their political ta6ics• are completely
changed ; and it is even presumed, that they are
disposed to forget the animosities they. have long
indulged, nay, to become so condescending, ,as, to
be willing to share the. toils 'and the sweets of
office with men, whom they have long con,sidered
as the most inveterate foes to the Constitution.—
But before so " strange, uncouth, and unnatural,"
a coalition can take pike, there must, on one side
or the other, be 2 great sacrifice of principle.—
Either the tried friends of the Crown must abandon
measures which they have deemed indispensable for
its protection against the dangers to which it has,
been long exposed, and. the existence of which, at
this, moment, it would be the grossest presumption.
to deny ; or the converted Opposition must give
their sanction to those measures, although it has
irlitherto represented them; not only aS totally need_
ins, but also q,s destralive of the Constitution.—
which side such a sacrifice would, in the sup-
: rase of a coalitions he-made, decency, and a
: :esped for Ministers, preclude the possibility

,t, however, by a sacrifice of their prin.
!‘, nn this occasion, would afford evL
,cr %dditional profligacy, than of real
that thti Members of Opposition can
!'•..qnselves for offices of honour and trust
ie British Government. The interests of
copequently, those of society, for-
, that condua like theirs should die followed by
the attainment of the chiefend which they, have had
in view—the gratification of their ambition. If this
were to be the case, it would teach men to think,
that the readiest way to secure 'the objects which
they'are apt to pursue with the greatest ardour, -is
utterly to renounce all principle,: to turn a deaf ear
to the most. solemn calls of loyalty and patriotism,
and to consider the science, of politics as totally
independent on ,the sanaions of religion and vir-
tue. So corrupt a lesson would, at this time, be
infinitely more baneful than
_at any other period,
on account of• the dreadful example- of successful
guilt, by which France, now tempts mankind to
despise all authority, human and divine; and to
make light of crimes, the -very mention of which
must appal every mind, that is not absolutely cal.
lous, -as well as utterly depraved. Tiis dreadful
example, which threatens to lay the moral world in
ruins, imposes a strong additiOnal obligation on the
gentlemen, lately in opposition, not to aspire to situ.
ation,s which should be the meed of virtue, as well
as the reward of talents and services, at least un-

undr2r

" The foul crimes, done in their days of—faaion,
" Are burnt and purg'd away."

" It may,. possibly, appear desirable to some per-
sons, in order to- enable the Government of the
country the more cffeaually to combat the im-
mense difficulties, with which -it has still to con-
tend, to promote a co-operation of parties, and an
admission into Office of some of the Leaders of
Oppositidir, provided they come forward with pro-
per concessions, and submit to a full retnaion
of principle. It is very true, that nothing should
be omitted that can strengthen the -11::nds of Go-
vernment, at the present most awful and ardu-
ous crisis. The task which Administration has

,:.

to perform is sufficient to intimidate the firmest
mind. The duties, which the times i.npose upon
it, demand all the vigour which can be exerted,
all the vigilance and circumspedion which can'
be exercised, all the support which can be pro-
cured. The men who, in such a situation, should
place their reliance. on the utmost exertions of
the greatest talents, instead of also humbly •trust-,
ing to that aid, which virtuous, and able men'
may reasonably exped from Heaven,. in their en_.
deavours to promote• the best interests of Society,
would be rash, presumptuous, and, almost to a
certainty, unsuccessful. The British Government
has still to combatoThe Revolutionary Hydra, with
which it has; tinting so many years, ben en-
gaged. • The force 'of .'tllat'•• Hydra is nor diminish-
ed ; its fury is not slackened ; its malignity is
not abated ; its Gorgon, head of *War has, in-
deed, been cut off: but that head may sprout
up again, in an instant, more terrible than ever;
and should this not he the case, its far more
destrudive heads of INFIDELITY, LUXURY, and
ADULTERY, are without a wound, rampant, and -
raging, and insatiable. In such a conflict Ministers
Certainly need all the aid which talents can afford.—
But talents, without virtue and charader, will em-
barrass and mislead, rather. than assist them. Were
they to rely on men who have sought for plau-
sible grounds to induce their Countrymen to doubt
or disbelieve the justice and necessity of a War, on
the issue of which depended the existence, not
merely of Great Britain, but of all Civilized So
ciety—on men who, during such a War, have
been capable of endeavouring, by the 1,141.e5t
means, -to defeat the efforts made by their King
for the general preservation-were Ministers to rely
for aid on such men, they would lean on a broken
reed. By snch.an union, instead of being strength-
ened, they would be contaminated and debili-
tated. They would lose '.heir respedability, and
• their powers of usefulness. They would palsy the
moral sense of die country, on the .vigour of which
depends the efficacy of their naeasure6, and which
received a most rude shock from that unprincipled
union of Parties at the close of thez American War,
which, in the eyes of every man who has retained
any virtuous feelings, has stamped the very term
COALITION with Indelible. infamy. Thai, how_
ever, was an union of Parties who had differed on
points, which, though highly iruportant, were of li-
mited extent. But the contending parties, during
the late war, have been at issue upon first principles.
They have differed " tota ralo," upon matters
that involved the safety of the Constitution, and
the very existence of Civilized Society. The Oppo_
sition have pursued a line of conciud which tended
not only to -dismember, from the British Empire,
its'most valuable Colonies, but 'to annihilate that
Empire altogether. Not only to deprive the
British Crown of its brightest but to lay
-that Crown in the dust, at the feet of Republican
France. Men who have &hewn themselves capable
of going such lengths of politiCal profligacy, should,
for the interests of virtue, be. irreversibly banished
from all political connettion, except with one 'ano-
ther.

" But supposing every othel obstacle to a Coal.i-
tion of the confidential Servants of the King,.
'with those Public CharaCters, • who, during the late
contestiltave been in opposition to his Governinent,
to be 'surmounted, -there remains one difoculty in
the way of such a Coalition, which it seems im-
possible. for human ingenuity to remove. Most of
the latter Gentlemen are Members of the Whig
Club ; and, consequently, they have the mark of
the beast in their forehead. They have branded
themselves with the grand symbol of the lacobini-
cal monster, THE4SOVEREIGNIY•OE THE 'PEorLE.
For this cause the names of two of them have been
erased from the Privy Council. How can such men
ever hope for the favour of the Crown ? How can
thg expert to be received into the confidence of Go.
vernment,. who maintain principles which strike at
the root of all Government ?—How in short—until
it be possible to serve both God Mammon—can they,
who are pledged to assert the Sovereignty of the
People, ever become faithful servants -to' the So:.
YEREIGN.OF THE PEGFLE ?

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, SEPT. 10.

Numerous robberies having been lately com-
mitted in Cape Town, the Commander in Chie
has, by a proclamation, dated the 4th instant, for-
bid any slave or person of colour to appear in the
streets after nine o'clock at night without lighted
lanterns, or after ten without a note from their
owners, specifying the errand upon which the
bearer had been sent.

By the American ship, Governor Strang, Captain
T. CLEMENTS, which lately arrived. in Simon's
Bay, we have received intelligence, that the Kent,
so long expelled with troops and stores, was at
Rio Janeiro at the time of this vessel's leaving that
port. She was in a very leaky state ; and we be-
lieve it was resolved that the troops and stores
should be removed into the ;viler, in order to
expedite their passage to this settlement. The
Kent sailed from England ist April, iBoi, in com-
pany with the East India fleet, and parted com-
pany with them the 3d May. She arrived at Rio
Janeiro ist June, sailed from thence zBth June,
and the i4th of July returned again in distress,
having sprung a dangerous leak. Captain HUT-
TON, Lieutenant COLPOYS, and Ensign GLUBB,
of the Azd Regiment, are passengers in the Kent,
with 8z recruits fol. the same Regiment, and seven
for the 34th.
By letters from Rio Janeiro, we learn, that a
French frigate, of 44 guns, has lately captured a
Portuguese ship, of zz guns. A'brig that was in
company with her, escaped, and had safely arrived
at the above place.

The recent disturbances in the distrA of Graaff
Reinet, was occasioned by a report that all the in-
habitants were about tti be impressed into His Ma-
jesty's Naval and,Military service ; but on as-
surance from the Ctsthmissioriers of the fallacy of the
statement, these sillyldeluded people retired per-
fedly satisfied and tranquil,
From what can be effeded by perseverance, no-
thing can be a greater proof, than that afforded

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BIRTH.
On the 18th inst. at Cavetsham .near Reading, :`,Ers
Harington, wife- of the Rev. James Hanngton, of a- son.

MARRIED.

Yesterday, at Footscray Church, by the Rev. George Ed-
monstone, Donald Macleod, Esq. of Geanies, to Mrs. Mac--
kenzie, widow ()idle late Kenneth Mackenzie, Esq. of Cro-
many.
The same day, at St. Clement Danes, Samuel Comyn, of
tile Middle Temple, Esq. to Miss Mary Ann Vidgen, third
daughter of the late John Vidgen, Esq.
Yesterday, by a special license, at Lord Castlereagh's, in
Cleveland-square, Lieutenant-Colonel Wood, to Lady Ca-
*roline Stewart, second daughter of the E,:rl of Londonderry.
At Charleton, the 4th inst. David Gillespie, of Kirk-
town, Esq. to Miss Carnegie, eldest daughter of the late
George Carnegie, of Pittarow, Esq.
At Paisley,. on Monday se'nit,ght, Mr. lames Buchanan,
merchant, to bliss Anabella Orr, daughter of the late Mr.
John Orr, Paisley.

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WHEN trii Majesty's Letter's Pateat ha vd
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Medicine or Preparation-is. previously searched intti'and arta-.
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thegrant of a Patent.
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_NERVOVS COR-
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age, and for which His Majesty has,granted His Rqyal Let-
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