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OFFICE .OF ORDNANCE,

Aug. 20, 1806.
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' yESTY's ORDNANCE do here& give Notice, That
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" Avatar for the Supply of B, itisb and Fo,el;gn Iron for the
Service of His Majesty's Ordnance ;" but no Proposal can be ad-
mittedajter the said 3d day of Septembr.
13yOr.ierqf the Bourd,
R. H. CREW, Secretary.

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It is extremely satisfa&ory to us to have' it in our
power to state, that in the course of our investiga-
tien into the affairs of this great National 'esti.:
tition, we-discovered but few instances of abuse at
irregularity.
It appears by the evidence of the Steward, that
he has on some occasions received 'premiums on the
appointment of Clerks, to the amount of about one
.year's salary, and that he is in the practice are-
ceiving presents of wine and other articles from
Contrattorg. The Steward's First Clerk also re-
ceives fees froth ebntradors, for mak:ng out their
bills .for articles supplied to Hospital. Al-.-though the amount of these presents- and fees is
stated to be trifling, we think they are highly- ob-
jeaionable. It must have been the object of the
Diredors, in requiring the Contradors to make out
bills previously to their receiving payment for their
goods, to establish a check upon the iecouets kept
.by the Officers of the Hospital ; and this pre-
caution is entirely defeated, if sect bills are made
out by the Clerks, from the, Hospital. books : we
therefore recommend that this pradice be discen-
tinued, and that the Chit OfiicerS and Clerks be
strialy prohibited from receiving any fee or gratui-
ty of any kind whatever.
The Chatter by which the Commissioners and
Governors of the Hospital are incorporated, posi-
tively requires, that " all Offieers employed in
the Hospital shall be seafaring men, or such who
have lost their -limbs, or been otherwise disabted
in the sea service." From a list oldie Officers and
other persons now belonging to the Hospital, who
have not been employed in the sea service, it ap-
pears that this rule has been departed from in many
instances,
It may perhaps be impraaieable to comply with
this tegrilatiosi in all eases, but-we think, that, with
the exception of very few instances; persons ade-
quate to the situations might have been seleded .
from that class which the Charter has declared to be
solely eligible for such appointMents.
' The Secretary-to the Hospital, and his Assistants,
have not been seafaring Men. Their plates 'night
be easily filled by persons either in the Military or
civil line of naval service. These situations have,
hdwever, been- frequently given to persons in the
Admiralty Office ; and the preseor Secretary, end
his First. Assistant, are Clerks in that office.
The'plade of Barber, which is, in a great aim
-
sure, a sinecure, might be held, by a seafaring roan i
the duty is adually 'performed by some of the Pen-
sioners: the present & her is neither a seafaring
man, nor by- birth a British ,subject. The'sum be
receives, after paying his Assistants, appears to be
about one hundred and thirty-twOpounds. He has
also apartments-in the Hospital. .
We cannot omit noticing, that neither of the
Chaplains of the Hospital have been at sea. A tie-
viation from the rule is peculiarly improper in this
case, considering tht very few situations to 'which
the meritorious class_ of Navy Chaplains can- looks
forward as a retirement when incapable of attend--
ing to the More alive chilies of their profession.
After the observations which we have made on •
this subjed, it seems-hardly' necessary for us to re-
commend, that the Charter should, in all pradicable •
cases, besstridly adhered to. It would yress 'hard
on individuals, who may have been induced to en-
ter into' the Hospital with the prosped ofsuecession
to the highest stations in their respeaive depart-
ments, to be , precluded from promotion ; but we
think that in futnie no -landnan.Should be appointed
to any,situation in Greenwith Hospital, unless, after
notice of the vacancy. shall have' been given in the
public Papers for at least a month, no person in the
sea service, duly qualified, and furnished with proper.
testimonials of. his charader, should apply 'for the
appointment. •

_
The places of First Clerk to the Steward, and
First Mate to the BUtler, are held by the same person.
The duties to be. performed in these offices are
compatible, as the office of the ono is intended to be
a ch'eck on that of the other, and therefore,ought
not to be allotted to the same 'person.
We had, in the course of our inquiries, occasion
h' to:Observe, that the present. bye-laws and regula-
tions, for the government of the Hospital, were, in
some instances, wholly: riegleded; and, in others, no
longer adequate to the purposes for which they were
intended. These,- we believe, were drawn up in the
year. 1776, and 'have not been since. i:evised. We,
therefore, recommend a revision of the bye-laws
and regulations, and that a digest be made .of such
as. arc proper to be retained, together with the ge-
neral orders which have since been issued; and that
a new code be thence .formed, suited to the present
circumstances of the. Hospital.. This measure is
rendered more immediately necessary, from what is
stated by the present Secretary, that in the time of
his predecessor, copies of the Minutes of the Board
were not regularly furnished to the Officers, whose
conduit they Were intended to regulate.

There are two Livings belonging to the liospit
the vicarage, or perpetual curacy of Alston., and t: e
reaory of Simonkrn. To the former, the Con,
mis-siuners and Governors of the Hospital prese!lt
tvvo out of three turns ; the two next presenta-
tions .are in the ,Hospital. The annual value of
it is stated at eighty or- pounds
annum.

The reßtOry of Simotiburn is valued, in the:le-
turA from the Clerk of the Checgae, at two tho:ian:i
pounds per.Ltunum ; .but, according to, the r.presen-
tation made by Dr. ScciTT, the iteacw, ofie of lire.
Qommissloners on the late survey, th.:.‘ 'present val,lo
of the Living is three thousand pounds per annu:n
and, from various inciosures whiell4lave taken

pli:7e, it is expeeled. that it. will hereafter be consi-
derably advanced.
There are three places of worship, in the Par;sh of
Simenhurn ; the church at Sii-nonburn, and'. two
chapels F one at B'alingbarn, and one at'FalstOne.. A
house far,the Minister is said to be'much vanied at
~3iJlin~ hang ; Falstone is a perpetual CU t'ay, 'endowed
by Queen Anne's boianty,and in the gift of the nee
tor 'ot Sinionburn. • *
The present Incumbent :of Alston was not pre:
sented bythe HoSpital, it not having been 'their turn,
to preserie-qn thelaSt vacancy.. The, AeCtor' Or Si-'
monhurn was presented by the. Commissioners and
*Qovernori:pf the HOSpital in 117 t ./.
)Ve are "of opinion • that this ,LiVing should_ be
rendered subservient to the -infention of the InSti-
tutten. It NA ould afford ample' means of providing
fof six .or more Chdplains of the Navy, who; after a
certain nninber Of
,years of,a6lual serviee, might be
So rewarded: Such a reMunerationconld.bot fail to-
eperate as an' excitement 'to. Clergymen o(tespeetabi-
lity to engage in this necessary, but ardtotts branch
of their profession.
Should this suggestion .be adopted, the, authority

of Parliament will be .neces§ffy to enipci\Ver ,the
Commissidners to carry it into execution upon- the.
next vticancy. 'The great extent of the Living,
thirty miles' in length, would; independently of any
other consideration; render a' -division of it' very de=

. .
. ,
, .
Should any -sufficient obje&ions ocCur, of which
e are not aware, to the Plan proposed, We-ti ink
Living of Sinicurbdrui should heeold, and the price of
it added to- 'the produaiVe' funds of the Hospital ;
the lue'of it, estimated at three thou Sand pounoo
per' annum, and twelvewars purchase,- being thirty.-
six thousand pounds. ...- .
....
It must afford general: satisfaction that the per=
ruinent Re.Venues'cif Greenwich Hospital are rnere
than adequate.to meet th? expendittire• We .have
before staved-the atrioont of each• Under the clitTer
ent heads.; we .shall now -bring the whole info one

REVENUB^:
Si.N pence per Man per Month paid by Sea-
intn in. the Alerchatfts Service, on an
:tverage of the last ten years '
Ditto irom Seirmen in the King's Service,
on an average of ten, years, lo ito4,
the Accoullt for rEos not being corn"-

L. s. d.
—s i 5,656 9 31

ptete- - -
Income from Real Property; according to
the ple:3ent Rents, - £46,279 6• ►
iiwn tile Wood,
t.st.niatt_'.lat

1,000 0 0

33,173 17 5:1

47)279 6
bitel-est on Z.,
.1,163,976 t 7 z.,in the Funds 35,c67 16,
lf,ntieS f:ohl.thi; Nw--,:t and SoLith Fore-
land en an average of the
last tei, years - "p
Malt-pny cntoluments of certain 0
' ccrs c i the Huspltal, on an average of the
le:( years 1,5 o; 't.3 'to

EXPENDITURE.
fstablishmenr, coiisistmg of Salaries- to f-
• iiertrs and bervints, -C..argt;s of the Build-
ing, ex. acco.tiing to the actual
ponditure cl i 835, -

5, 877 6, 4

L. 135,563 9 '2

. .
in-ptiisioi,ers and Nurses, according to the
hunU,e:.s. on the Establisliment, estimated
at tn. -es of each person, in 1805.. -
Out_ penslohers accoidffig to the number on
' the EstaWisnment, at the:present • rate of
7i. ic);.kir - •; • -
,t alatwein favour of the hospital
; ,

2t,537 12 ill

70,66 z• 3 11

•
- 22,638 0
- 23,430.13

L 138,5€3 '9 2

In file above statement, we have shown the
grounds upen 'which we have proceeded.:iti.forming
an estimate cf the Situation' of • the Hospital, both
with resye-Ct to its Revenue's and,Expenditure. In
he. Conslderati: of the Re( enne, frog) the property
it' •poseSs'ion of the 1-10.pital,, an increztse,.
may bc,‘ fairly admitted, arising from the interest on
Prize Money, ,to be hereafter received by' the Hos-
pita', a subject m former
mentioned- in a .forer part of "this.,
Report, which, we cannot, Under any. probable state
Of things, ekiniate.:it less than ten thotisand.pounds.

.
pn er anum ;„ this increase will, within a tew -years,
• inake, the surplus Revenue. of the I4ospital above
ty-.tutee t4ousand Pounds, besides the advance
s,n' the
.Rent,s to be expeaa on the expiration of toe
leases, mrhich deterrnine in 3 803;
With this favourable prospedt befbre i s, we were
led to consider in what- manner. this Vd night 1)
applied with most advantage to. the obje&s of the
institution,. and the interests- of Public. \Ve
found that' the present establiShed number 'of In-
IWO thousand. four hundred and rep, was
Hospital is cal-ohle of containing ; en
the nunlber•of hi-Pensioners, therefore,
1 a tneo.sure adviseable i 5 nopraCti4able,
-ttin9 the HoTitai to a eat expnce for
ouildhigs.
also that the expellee of maintaining a
iodepeutilent,of fhel,ex-
of.the esta'ollshment; was out
all prJportion, Lot ouly to the presen.t, but to
might be, dot a wore adequate. allowapce
; and it v. as,_ 'therefore, our
pion to have 1.,..7.0z-umei)ded, that, this surplus
J.venue should he. apol: to an iucre/se of the.
'number of out- well as of aliow-

tr,:t(le to dlena j t allowalh!:... is only
.(r;t.:1.1 pound.; a year, y;l.*.: a%tixed Ili t :11)i3
recommepti;:tion 13 110'N'Tenciereu unriceQs•sary,,thr•J
aireAdy c ugaged the attention. of

,
lieport was 'drawn 110,. we :have,. re-
ceived a C:otninunitation frotn thc Reeler of Sirnon-
,y.:.tiog this Living. It is entered in the
Luc} will •be fbuncl to confirm whit has
stated, respeeling thereat value of

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TilE . safe arrival of the, Jamaica. Fleet in the
Downs this morning was announced by a Telegra-
phic Dispatch 'to, the Admiralty. This gratifying
intelligence was immediately'transmitted to LLey-D' .

WE stated, immediately after the Prorogation of
ParliaMent, that it would, re-assemble for the dis-
patch of business-in October• it is now, we under-
Stand; finally determined that it should meet the
latter" end'Of that month.

THE private Letters 'from' the 'Continent, fvhich
have been 'received by the ,last Mail; concur in
stating' that' the warlike preparations throughout the
Prussian dominions are most eLtensive, and are cat-
ried on with the Utmost aEtivity. On the sth inst.
M. DE:l3okm, win? is 'attached to the Prussian Em-
' hassy at. Paris, arrived at Berlin with Dispatches.
! Very soon after his arrival orders Were.issuled for
plaoing the whole of the Prussian Army upon the
War Establishment. Nothing is known, with any
degree ;of .certainty, of -the causes_, which induced
. ,
His PRUSSIAN- MAJESTY to adopt this strong mea-
sure. It is veryobvioas that the confederation of the
'Rhine, and the deposition- of the EMPEROR of GER-
NAN-Y, must harp been subje&s not only of uneasiness,
bu.i of alarm to His PRUSSIAN MAJESTY; for although
it has long.been a favourite, and indeed almost a
leading objb& of the Cabinet of -Berlin,. to wrest the
Imperial. Diadem .from the House of Austria, yet
that was only in the hope that the choice of the,
leCtors would, of course, devolve upon the House
,of BRANDENEURGH. But the Confederation oftbe-
Rhine, under the ProteClion of' BONAPARTE, com-
pletely destroys that :hope, and instead of forming
plans of anranditernent, the KING of PRUSSIA
will now find liis poWer scarcely sufficient to
prote& his own Dothinions. It is said, indeed, ,
that other - causes have contributed very consi-,
derably to ...induce His PRUSSIAN MAJESTY to
depart. from his. general :system of policy, and
to assume, for once,
,the appearance of decision and
energy ; for if private Letters are to be depended
upon, M. DR Bonm was the bearer, of a Proposition,
from the French Governtnenti that the LING of
PRUSSIA should restore Hanover to Great Britain in
the eyent, of a Peace being signed between the lqt~
ter and France, and also 'that he :should consent to
some cessions of Territory inWestphalia. What com-
pensation , Prussia was 'to -receive for these sacrifices
is not stated ;' but'ilsuch a Proposition was made, it
cwtAinly was .catc-ulated 'to excite a very strong-sen..-
, satien in-the Prussian Cabinet, because it would tend
to (14prive the.KING of PRUSSIA of the only reward
which he obtained .for,betraying his 01,1'n interests,
and.abandoning.the cause of 'Europe. We-do not
pretend to vouch for.thee..-..curacy7of this statement ;4
, but it is certain that a very large Prussian .Arrny is
assembling ip Han. Over.
.Crixhariert was evacuated
by the Prussian Troops On the 15th, and the Garri-
son, proceeded, by forced marches, to join the!Army
-in Hanover, Another -Prussian Army is collecting
Gil .hi frontiers Of S.-axony, and. the :Garrisons of
Magdeburgh, Erfurth, and several other places, have
been strongly reinforced. ,

TilE•Lette,-s brought by the Lisbon Mail, which
arrived yesterday, do nc4 confifm the reports which
haVe been for soap 'time circulated respe.aing the
probable invasion of Portilgal, or thp dismember-
ofSpain, either by French or Spanish Troops.
t;?..-it 'thcifp. measures. are, in conteMplation we
have .no doubt. - IN'e stated some time ago, upon
authority on which we --know we ,can 'place reli-
znice, that very 'early in the present Negotiation,
'BONAPARTE .distinaly . avowed that such were
his intentions, in the event of the, continuance of
the. War'; and the formidable Arniament which
Ministers have thought it expedient to send to the
Tcgus, very strongly- to confirm our statement.

ViSTEPU;XY Letters and Papers, of the date of
the Ist, were received from Holland. They con-
tain no news of importance.' The ibllotving articles
are extiaded frprn the HanzburE h Correspondenten
of the 16th : , •

fc Fi9STIERS or SAxoNy, Aug, is un-
derstood that Camps are. to 1)e formed in
places, and that some Fortresses a:.e to cc lei oti i-
sined•

COUtIt.VON GOERTZ, hitherto the Prtissim
Mi-
nister. at Ilatisbou, has retuyried from .that City\ tO

"`l'ne report of the French havino- tc.keo p,o4ses.
sion ut Melnthincren s unfounded.

AUG..II:---“ Marshal, MAssENA has left a
numerous garrison in Gaeta, • anci.theY lit—occupied
in sepairin,r, the works of that Fortress. Ie fins
.
marched to Calabria with the remaining art 'of the
Army.

The principal point on which the English ef-
feeited their descent in Calabria -was Re-ggiO. A son
of M. ALQUIER, and several other Officers, fep in an
aetion with the English.
" Tl',e Prussian Minister at Rome, M.l-TuAtuor,DT,
is now accredited as Ambassador to the KING of
NAPLES."

Mr. Fox has been so urgently invited by the Duke'
of PnvoNsintrE to make use of his noble mansion
at Chiswick, that the friendly offer has been ac-
cepted. The short distance 'from.' town renders a
residence at that place so convenient for a consulta-
tion with-his Colleagues, as well as with his' Medical
AuthOrities, that Mr. Fox has on these accounts
been induced to avail himself of the invitation. He •
intends; we find, to remove from toWn to-morrow,
or the next day, particularly as there is no return of
threatening symptoms in the state of his health. "
The ROYAL FAMILY honoured"the Terrace with
their presenee rather before seven o'clock, on goti-
day evening, the days beginning now to shorten
Very much; The company teemed sensible 'that
Would be the case, for the place was crowded to a
very great degree, before" that hour, and nothing
could 'be more enchanting than the evening, the
weather being quite Serene, and. the brightness of
the sun giving a brilliancy to the' various parts of the'
landscape on which its rays direaly fell, which
• rendered it highly delightful to the, eye.. His MA-
JESTY appears every day with renovated health and
strength.- His step was: uncommonly firm - and
aeive; and whenever he stopped to Converse with
those 'he reconised, he seemed to be in very high
spirits. The QUEEN never looked better, nor more
cheerful. The PRINcEssEs tripped after their ROYAL'
PARENTS with countenances strongly.expressive of
joy at seeing them so well and happy ; nothing
-could be more grateful
,and pleasing than the view
„
of the Royal Groupe.

His 141 M ESTY wore the full dress Windsor Uniform.,
swyrd,' ancl,hat; flapped down before, gold bution- and loop,
with a cockade;

The QUEEN was dressed in a'dpve-coloured sarsnet, wit h.
an elegant border of pearl round the bottom ; head-dress of
the same, with a full trimmed shirt of point lace.
The'PRIN,CESS AUGUSTA a *purple sarsnet covered
with lace; faced scarf; gold necklace; bandeau
.of pearl
•
with
the head with a veil.
The PRINCESS ELIZABETH, a plain white dress,
ornamented with gold clasps ; Brussels lace round the bof-
torn of the coat ; pearl necklace ; bandeau of pearls; with a
lace veil' hanging behind.
The PRINCESS MARY, a pink, covered with paterit
lace ;..hair plain, with a.very elegant white veil. •
The PRI NC ESS 'SOPH I A, a white coat, trimmed with
point lace, arid deep yellow short dress over it ; lace shawl
and veil, with ana-/a• GI ecyte borderof silver spangles twist:-
ed round the head ; a diamond necklace.

The company were full -as, numerous as on the.
Sunday before: The Earl of BRIDGEWATER, Lord
RIVERS, and Cgunt AltiNsTgx, Were' present, with
a loft train of Fashionables ; the Staffordshire Bond
played for some time after the ROYAL FAMILY re-'
tired, and conSiderable numbers remained till after
nine o'clock..
. ,

Yesterday morning His MAJESTY, PRINCESSES

AUGUSTA and SUFI-I-lA, accompanied ~,by Cotint
MUNSTER, &c. erode, on bars4back, in Windsor• Park.
PRINCESS •MARY, attended tby Lady TM:NNE, ho-
noured Lady ILCHESTER with a visit.
His Royal Highness the.
,PRIM' Of WALES left
town yesterday to make a tour through the North of
Scotland; On his way, his Royal Highness intends
paying a visit
.to the' Marquisses of,'HERTFORD and
§XAFFORD,. and 'the Earl of GUILDFORD, at their
resPeetive seats. • .
His Royal Highness the Duke of CUMBERLAND
had'yeiterday a seleft dinner party at his house in
St. James's.

Yesterday afternoon the two bargdbelonging to
the Treasurer of the Navy, manned with 16 men
each; in full uniform, were in waiting
,at Somerset
House. Stairs. . At four o'clock Mr. SH.F.:RID.O

duaed,his party onboar4-7consisting of their Graces
. the Duke and Duchess of Si'. ALBAN'S', the Loan.
' CRANCELLOR, COadOairig Lady 'PERTH) the' Hon .
MiSi ORUMMOND, Mrs.•PITCAIRN, and Mr. SCOTT.
The cabin was Most elegantly fitted up kith
Son seats, draperies, &c. The Royal was im-
mediately hoisted, and they set sail,. followed 'by
another barge, with a charming band., of wind in-
struments, which played the Most favourite
,airs.
They; proceeded to the Ship at Greenwich', where
they were joined by' several Nobility, who preferred.
'the dusty'roads tb the refreshing breeze on the bosom
of old Fatho,Thames.• An excellent dinner, was pro-
vided by Mr. SnEath.or.- Mirth, good humOar,.and
hospitality, prevailed •at the festiveboard ; and 'at a
late hoar.last night the whole Party returned, toNMr.
SHERIDAN'S, in Somerset House, where they partook
cfan elegant supper. ,\
• Yesterday a Military Court of Inquiry was held at
the Duke of YOrk's Office, which was attended by
the Dukes Of 11:4.7.1.7.1' and CAMBRIDGE, Lord C4lta-
.ll.!imrrON, General's W4Fban' and WurtELOck,
Mr. BOND, the Judge Advocate, •&c.,
General SIMCOE, lately appointed "to command in
ChWiri the East Indies,,but'WhOse gesentdestini-
tion is Portugal, at the head of theExpeditionabout
to sail for that Country, is an Offlcer,' of:first-rate abi-.

lities in experience and charaaer for military enter-
prize—second to none. •HiS Aervices at the head of
the Queen's Ratters (a.Corps‘ of his o,wp fbrining),
in America, will long be remembered. The period
of his command, in St. DOmingo, nearly .two years,
was also clistiliguished by his charaaerlstic vigour and
energy. I,n Canada, his wisdom, mildness,• and, ju
dicious condua'du-ing' -the seven years in which
commanded the British, Forces in •thatl quarter, in,tery
critical periods, woald alone have distinguished him
one.of.the most meritorious of Our 'Officers. •

Gen. is.the hereditary possescir of a I tm
estate.in.Devonshite, is a married man, and haS a

rafinerous family, Should the wild. and restless de-

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s'i;;ns.of the French I:der. force. Portugal into a War
of self-defertce, we have not a doubt hilt:the auxiliary
'British .Force,under the command `of such .an
Of-
ficer as Gen. SimUOE, will'be found 'adeqOate to the
,
proteedon of that Kingdom. ' '
• There was. no Conn Aldermen held this day,-
but the LORD M.ityon, after iiiveaing,the Realms
of the Meal weighers, ordered the Price of Biead to
1-.;o, raised id, per f,eclt.