The Sun.
London, England, 1809-12-05 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWs.

FALMOUTH, DEC. 2.—Sailed thy iPoisingham,
With two. Mails for. Listion ; and Humber armed
ship for the Downs.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC; 4.—Sailed his Majesty's ship
Sarpedon, with a large • convoy, for the Downs ;
and Sally, of Portsmouth, GREEN, for ditto.

Arrived in harbour the Bonaventure front New

Brunswick.

DEAL, DEC. 5.--Arrived the Fairy transport from
Halifax ; parted company the 3d November off the
Banks of Newfoundland from the Squirrel sloop of
war., having under
,her convoy six more transports ;
observed one of them, the Pallas, to bear up for
arbadoes, with the loss of her main-mast and fore-
top-mast, and in a very ieaky state. The Fairy saw.
•
nothing of them afterwards.
• Arrived .the Huilzber' armed ship from the West-
Ward.

•
SHEERNESS, DEC. 4 ---Sailed his Majesty's sloop
acprey, with a convoy to the Baltic.
is-Arrived his M ojesty's ship Crane from Deal, after
having been aground. • .

. .
GRENOCK,. DEc., t.—Tlie Sir Edward Pellew,
Orr, arrived twre'y ei.ttirday, from Deitwrira ; sailed
thence the 1 tth October.—Lett loading, The Sisters,
Cameron, for Clyde; the Caledovia, Thomson ;
and Braganza, —, for Liverpool; all expected
to sail in fifteen days -atterwards..—On the 21st, in
lat. 16. long. 56,' picked up a boat with Captain
o, the brig (george, of London, from Cork to
'ao.tait.a, his Mate, 1 seaman, and 3 boys,._which ves-
..,6el foundered three d'ciys,before, when one boy went
m.,,(Avn in her; they must. have all perished had the
Sir. Edward Pellew- not hove in sight, as. it ,came on
to bloW very hard and a heavy sea bliortly after ; the
above persons came here in the Edward Pellew.
On the 6th November, in lat. 37. 35: long. 38. 30.
''as chased by a brig, which Captain .Orr supposed
\vas a. French privateer, during that night and the
following day, when it came on dark, Capt. Orr al-
ered his course and, escaped; the privateer was at
one time within three miles of the Sir Edward Pel-
i.ew ; on the 15th, in lat. 44. 10. long. 36. 46. saw
4, sail a-head, which, on nearing, proved to he. a
Farciae, with twe.white.mouldings-on her sides and
stein, Water-logged, only her mizen mast standing,
,11'1 no person on board; could not learn her name;
"PPosea she was loaded with wood.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.
~
rankfort.lnsolent, tor L'Union and cargo on the 4th inst. at No. r",
-place, Plymouth; recalled for tour months.
Tigress, Por the Tetzomime den Risken, on the Ist, at
"0.13, Great George-street, Westminster; recalled for three
rnonths.
Eclipse, for the Romeo,on,the sth, on board, at Ply-
mouflt recalled, as above, for three months.
rslris, for the Andrea Margaretta, on the 9th inst. at No.
‘;Lcil-street, Strand; recalled as direded by the Ad.
Lynx, for the Prussian ship Pontine, and Tagten Sophia
Cecilia, on her arrival in port, on the 9th inst. recalled as
ve.
actin, f-)r the'MercuriuS, on the 9:h inst. at No. tl, Ce-
S traud ; 'recalled same pla ,
minerva, for the jackdaw (recapture), on board, on her Ar-
val at Plymouth.

. .
THE THEATRE.—There Was a very numerous I
n''ldlence last night in Covent-Garden Theatre, at
s"arepreseritation of ‘ Othe/ie. . Mr. YOnNo, in the
I:Presentation of the gallant and unfortunate Moor, i
'tielayed great judgment; anckupported the charac=
. ter
~.throughout withxpression. COOKE, as usual,
41 very
.forcible in lug o: The part. of Cassio was
admirably supported by _CuAttLes KEMBLE, and it
'; With much pleasure we stale, that all the illiberal
feelings which atone time.prevailed against this per- .
°rater, . appear to. have given way. to just and ge-
ter
ous , for he received much applause
1(4 his efforts- last night, without the -faintest indica-
to`"of hostility.* At the end of• the third. as the .
, r• squadron entered the field,' but they did not
;''''lster in great strength, nor was there much vio-
,ence in their operaticins. -SO= Peace Officers at- •
tempted to take into custody two or three persons
irho seemed to bc niost acilive -in stimulating the
apposition, but the friends of the parties were so
;esolute and strenuous id .defending theta, -that we
telitne they escaped. The Ghost and the Demons,
") Don Juan, instead of exciting awe and terror,
4 4forded much merriment L) the 'opponents of the
Z'ir prices, and gave occasion to some ludicrous
'lamations• •
Upon the whole, though them was
41,
I Leh Inoise and interruption, the hostility seemed
°be "rather more of a whimsical than a ferocious
ieseription, end' 'manifested -altogether a declining
11triv._ The usual groans and cheers took place,
°lter which the crowd quietly dispersed..
The farce of Nut at Honze, which, had .been as-
cribed to Mr. PococK, jun. a very ingenious young
'krtist., was written by Mr. DALLAS, a Gentleman
! -acknowledged talents in - the province of novel
writing,
.
, 1 The following Regiments have received orders to
,411,1 .at Portsmouth, from Walcheren, and to march
0! follows :-sth -foot,- Ist • bar. to ;Bexhill ; loth
1.110, 2d • bat: to Hailsham Barracks; 14th ditto,
,1
aeons,
to Steyning ; 26th and 32d to ditto; tst bat-
I .%!ions, with the 51st 2d battalion, to Horsham.;
kith and 77th ditto, 2d battalions, to Chichester;
el.
t4t ditto, 2d battgliOn, to Blachington ; 82d'
(44), 2d battalion, to Lewes.—The following is the
Vtination of those ordered to the Kent distria :
Ca 6th infantry to Dover ; 38th and 91st to.
4ornehfrei 68th, ;85th, and list, to 'Brabourne
es. And in order to make room for their acconi-•
tti
,adation, the following movements will take place
11:le Montgomery. Militia froM Dover to Secenoaks;
kr 2d bat. of the 50th infantry from Shorricliffe to
h. verhill,- in Sussex ; and the 2d bat. of the 52d
:al the same place, to Fort Pitt, Chatham : this
. btairnent marches in two divisions. The above will
el disembarked eithet at Ramsgate or Driver, toge-
-14,4 with the.36th, Ist battalion ; 50th, Ist batta-
;,
i and Ist and 2d light battalions of the King's
tiiet'srn'an Legion, which are destined for the Sussex.
qirtd., 'and ordered .to march to .Hythe, from
. li,,etlee they are to be conveyed by the.Royel,Mi--
'ary e.
iex k-anal to their respeaive cantoements in s-
Iqr.; the 36th-at Battle; the 30th at Silverhill ; and,
1/4: Ist and. t'd of the &ills Garll4ll Lesion at
, Ithi_ ll Barracks.
-.• . .

SPAAisn P.XPERS.

. Szvrai, Nov. 16.—The head-quarters .of the
'array of La Mancha are still at 1)05 Barrios ,and the
.Vanguard and first division at Ocana, Where our
troops overthrew the French who dared to oppose
them. Our cavalry is near Aranjuez.„ The enemy
disputes every foot of ground, and a battle is every
moment expected in that
_quarter. General Bernay,
with 52000 'cavalry, fought bravely
,at Altnonacid ;
bUt a reinforcement of 5000 infantry and some ca-
valry which the enemy received, obliged him to re-
turn to his position at Mora, from whence he ob-
serves the movements of the French division, which
covers Toledo. The Duke del Parqde occupies the
pass of Banos and the bridge of Bojar. Although
the Duke of Albuquerque has for the present fallen
back, it is known that he will return to cover the
Tagus.
The relief which is stated to have been given to
Gerona, with provisions for 20 days, requires con-
firmation. It is said, that a sortie of the garrison,
combined with a movement ,of the troops under
Blake, enabled the succour to penetrate, at the point
of the bayonet, through the enemy's line; and to
reach the, square
_where there are seven mills pro-;
tetted by batteries. That army and that garrison
have performed so many prodigies of valour, that
this fresh instance ought not the surprise us : never 7
theless, we wish not to state it positively till we
know it officially.
Another expedition against Naples is preparing
at Sicily. A ship 'of the line, a frigate, several gun-
boats, and 15 transports, have already sailed trom
Messina, and steered towards Calabria ; it seems
that they threaten Gallipoli. The English have
lanced in considerable force at Policastro. Murat
has demanded assistance from the French divisions
wnich are in tlie.Pontifical States.

It appears that the enemy intended to surprise our
army of the centre in the rear, direeting its march
towards Tembleque by Almonacid ; but the mili-
tary talent of our General in Chief has prevented
this diversion; and, besides, he has sent a reinforce-
ment to the bridge of Despena Perras, without in-
terrupting his march towards the capital. It is pro-
bable that the surprised and intercepted will be the.
French. Some of our scouts have engaged the ene-
my at the Rugal ; the result has been to our advan-
tage, and has accredited the honour of our cavalry.
The head-quarters are at (Deana,
SEVIL4.E, Nov. 18.—Tlie army of
.La Mancha
completed the bridge on the night ofttie 12th inst.
,and two battalions have already passed. the Tagus,
to reconnoitre the „ right bank. The whole army
was afterwards to follqw, except a diVision which
was to aet on another point. The troops have made
a march extremely painful ; which could not have
been performed by soldiers less ckscipline..l. and en-
thusiastic. The head-quarters . have removed from
Dos Barrios to Santa Cruz de la Zarza.. '

TiIIR4GONA, Nov. s.—Admiral Collingwood hai
just informed our General of his having taken 15 of
the 20 ships escorted by the French squadpnl ; of
having destroyed the three men of war, ata,i the
five remaining tranvorts which took refuge in Rosas
had been burnt ; • in a word, that the whole convoy
had been completely destrOyed. It is now four
o'clock; and we are-celebrating the success of the
arms of our allies with disch2.lges-of artillery.
MANRESA,' OCT. 22.—"C00: of a dispatch ad-
dressed to the Governor of Matona, &c. by Don
Francisco de'Den, Commandant of the encampment
of La Conreria.:— - * .

" SENOR,

• • `'.` TlattrodPs under ..my command indefatigable,
the braVb OffieerninxiOus to engage the enemy, and
.unmindful of haVing already been for "(.5 successive
days fightingi'ne sooner heard yesterday morning,
.that the.eneiny;Was on the heights of San Geronimo
de la Murtia, than they all contended for the pre-
ference of being ;'Selehed to• chastise the temerity
and pride of the invincible troops of the-Corsican,
Don F. Xicola and Don N. Trabal were. chosen for
this purpose, retaining two companies with me, to
observe the movements and to assist in case of need.
This was unnecessary, since the above named, as
soon as they discovered the enemy, attacked him,
disregarding, with a valour natural to
.Spaniards, the
sharp fire which he maintained. .At length 'they
overthrew him, and compelled him to so disgraceful
and precipitate a flight, that he was obliged to avail
himself of the recesses of these mountains, to hide,
in :some degree, his shameful retreat, which ' was
executed in the utmost disorder, being pursued to the
highroad to Barcelona. The result of this brilliant
affair is, .that the enemy left some killed and ten
wounded on the field of battle, among them an Offi-
cer dangerously; on
/Our side, we have not had the
slightest misfortune. .

," FRANCISCO DE DEU;"

(The above is followed branother dispatch from
the same Officer, detailing another affair which took
place on the heights of Monmalo the following day,
wherein t he enemy lost 15 killed, and 25 wounded;
and afterwards retreated to San Andres).

Twenty-seven individuals in the Canton of Zu-
rich have been inculpated; bYa'the confessions of
Dr. Schneider, of keeping up a communication with
the Tyrolean- and Vorarlian peasantry, and trans-
mitting . them supplies of money, powder, &c.—
Many of the accused individuals are extremely
wealt by.
CLIELMSFORD."-A. female swindler went into a
draper's shop in this town on Friday last, 'and hav-
pufthased a gown, tendered a note in payment,
which had the appearance, upon slight examination,
to be of the value of 51. and drawn upon the old
Hull bank, Not having change at band, the note
was sent Out to obtain it. The gentleman to whom
it was tendered for that purpose, alike deceived with
his neighbour,' gave its supposed value in small
notes, and laid it aside, for the_ to trausa6t
some other, business, which being done, he again
took up the note, when, to his great surprise, he
bad given 51. for a note which was drawn for Five
'Pence, and by the Firm Of C,a, Shave, Dress and Co.
Alarmed for the safety of hisfriend, he immediately
returned the note, but sutlicient tinie.had elapstxl;
he found him cut, shaved, and dressed, the Woman,
hating-obtained her change, had left the shop with
ff.iTll3.trgairt.; fortunately, however; she was over-
takiji rand
_upon an . explanation,- the money and
goods were restored, but, we are sorry to say, that
she wai suffered to depart without the punishment
the 'atteMpt to•defraud se richlydestivedi

'MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

, Yesterday, ibe..Sessions commenced. beford:WlL,
1.4 k, MAlNwAitivo, Esq..and the Beach of Magia-
trates.

THE KING V. THOMAS HERBERT.

.
The, prosecutOr in this
.case was Lieutenant-Co-
lonel Vigoreux, of his Majesty's service ; the de-
fendant a Cotton Merchant, residing at Dowgate
Hill, London. •
The circumstances proved by Lieut.-Colonel 1,-"i7
goreux were, shortly these :—The Prosecutor, who
resides at Chiswick, was, on the 22th of •May,l'erSt.,
on horseback, upon his way towards 'London, about
the dusk of the eveningeand on the proper side of
the road. He was overtaken by the defendant, -ac-
companied by two other persow,,in a gig ; and sud-
denly found .both himself and his horse lashed by
the thong of the defendant's whip, accompanied
with the compliment of ‘.‘ Dunn you and your
horse, why don't you get out of the Wzly ?"—The
Colonel himself has been for some time crippled in
one of his lower limbs, by a musket ball in his knee,
received in battle, and not yet extracted ; and his
horse, starting at the blow, plunged excessively,
and nearly unhorsed his rider : an event which,
.had it occurred, might have seriously endangered his
life.
Before the Colonel had time to recover the sur-
prise' of the first salute, the defendant bad driven
on his vehicle to a considerable distance. The Co-
lonel followed, and on coming up, required to know,
Why those', men had insulted.him without provOca-
lien, and insisted, upon being informed of the de-
Tendant's.address, giving at the same time his own
address. For a considerable time he received no an-
swer; but after repeating his demand several times,
another of the persons in the gig answered, it was a
mistake, and no bairn was intended.
The Colonel replied, " He had been insulted
groSsly, and must have the defendant's address."—
The defendant, instead of giving it, became most
grossly abusive, called the. Colonel " rascal, scoun-
drel, and shabby blackguard." The Colonel, how-
ever, still followed him close, insisting upon know
ing his,name ; and after repeated demands, the de-
fendant said, ",My name is Captain Herbert, and
I live in the city." " That will not do," said Col.
Vigiareux, " I must have your address." The de,
fendant, however, declined this,' and redoubled his
speed, continuing as he went oft to repeat his abuse.
The Colonel persevered in his pursuit ancl demand
until he reached the turnpike-gate at Kensington.
Thete the gig stopped, and the defendant turned
about and repeatedly struck the Cotonel - several
blows with his whip, and then resumed his speed;
still the Colonel followed, andon reaching the gate
at Hyde-park Corner, he called out to the gate-
keeper to stop, the gig. The
_defendant, however,
drove furiously past hiM ; but stopping at about 20
yards distance, waited.till the Colonel came up, and
then renewed his abuse... He gOt out of his gig,
challenged him to-fight with fists, and attempted to
drag him from 'his horse. colonel V. in vain re-
peated his former assertion, 'that he was disabled- by
a musket shot'in his knee. Encouraged by this in-
formation, the Captain defendant said, " Then I will
give.you a d—d geed licking;" and then
.repeatedly
laid his ivhip,with a dexterous hand, over the head
and shoulders of the Colonel ;'after which he Mount-
ed his vehicle, and drove rapidly into town, closely
pursued by the Colonel ; who, as often as he closed
with the gig, received a .blOw of the whip on his
head or .face. , He, nevertheless, followed the de-
fendant inthcover, under a gateWcy upon DOwgate-
hill. there the defendant alighted, again abused the
Plaintiff in the vilest language, and
,again chall.4ged
him to box. This challenge,-however, th. 2, Colonel
.again declined. But the defendant, by way of al-
ternative, swore he would give him the greatest
thrashing he ever had in his life, and agOtti beat
him with his whip on ev=ery point of contact he could
he could reach. Tired of using the thong, lie turil,
ed the handle, and would have probably finished hiS
man; but for the interference of -the surrounding
crowd, who rescued the Colonel from his violence.
Such were the grounds' of ibis- proseeution ; no
circumstance of which being contradieled by a tit-
tle of evidence, the Jury found the defendant
Guilty ; ancithe Court, after it Suitable leeture
the defendant upon the peculiar and most wanton
atrocity of his offence, sentenced hint to a fine of 501.
and three months imprisonment in his Majesty's
gaol of Newgate.

We are concerned to find \ the beauteou's Miss
HARRIET WILSON iS about to leave London, on a
visit to her friends in the Metropolis of Ireland. But
we,Sincerely: hope we may be blessed with her re-
appearance, when the season of gaiety re-commences.
A chemist, named Moer, was lately tried at Dres-'
den for obtaining large sums of money, from a Count
GOURL.AND, UOder pretence of putting hiin in pos-
session of the ingredients used by the ancient Egyp-
tians .in.embalming dead bodies. Be bad asserted
that- he himself was the discoverer and exclusive
Possessor of this secret, and so tar. imposed on the
credulity of the Count, that he obtained unlitnite,d
authority to dnw upon his banker to perfeCt his dis-
covery. ,Possessing some chemical knowledge, and
great plausibility of 'manner, he hazarded some ex-
periments-, the results of which still further increas-
ed the confidence of his patron, who not only con-
veyed to him a Valuable estate, sufficient to Main-
tain an equipage and ,establiShthent of servants, but
projected a closer union with him by giving hith his
daughter, an only child, in marriage, .with the
whole of his estates. &fore; however, these in-
tentions could be carried into effeet, Count Gov't-
LAND died, and his heirs at law, no ways sati,fied
with the disposition of his property, instituted a suit
against Moer, and exhibited undoubted proofs of
his being a visionary,, not only recovered the es-
tates begneathed to .him 'by. his deceased patron,_
but obtatned against him a sentence of ihearcekation
for life.

On. Sunday evening, as Mr: Shale, of Clipstune-
street, was returning tram a visit to a friend, at Bea-
consfield, accompanied by Mrs. Shale and two chil-
dren, in a double-seated one-horse chaise, the horse
jibbed .in the Kilburne-road, and ran the vehitle
into a deep ditch. The chaise Was completely up-
set, and Mrs. S. and one of the children who was
riding with her in the, bick seat, were removed to a
neighbouring house in a senseles6" state, and both are
expeded not to stirvive their fraetures. Mr. Shale
and the baiet child escaped by jumping out, in do-
tlie,l4ttet brae its leg at tho ancic. .

• ,rf
POLICL,

UNION-ItA!..L, DEC. 4.-7-11Iori_f ecav a 4e,:t.
pedlar, was, charged on suspicion of steAng
watch-case, the property Of Jams Floulet: a travel,
ling pyeman. It appeared that the pyetnau tin)
course of his peregrination, Ititd frequently „melt
the prisoner, and admired the glittering
.trear.
contained its his show box ; arraraigs' t other artizileLi
were some fashionable watch-keys, which particu-
larly attra6ted his attention,, and he determined to
become the purchase? of one of them accor2-
ingly gave his watch • to the prisoner, to have op:"
fitted to it. In the mean time a custom,_- caire up
to purchase' some pies,. and he received the watc4
back again from the prisoner, • and pur it in!,,
pocket.; the prisoner walked aes4 it
till two hours alter that, on taking out his walch-,
discovered That the prisoner had forgotten to..return
the outside case. lie Was fully committed for trial.
MANsioN-FiQuqE,.- IPm.Bolans, a dc' and clta;alb'
. ,
man,, charged with being concerned wn h •ot hers itt
'stealing some valuable philosOPhical instrument,:
and weat ing apparel, was re-examined. It ai,,pea.
the Prisoner. had Pawned the artioks- at a shop in.
the city which he had used, and at which he had
made his demands :in writing, which were answered
in the same way. The prisoner pretended to have: re
ceived the property from a sit anger, Who tihe could
norproduce. He was therefore fully committed fu t.

The price of Bread was advaimnl today iJ. -Ter'
peck the quariern loaf will be is. 41(1.

- ,
Dupuis., who is stated it ' th9,last accodnt.s fr,rri
the 'Ealtico have seduced a•D.inish Pritteet;s, is by
birth a Swiss. He is a ,very handsr)rne and accorn,
plished man, about 40 years Of age. In the ,year
1795- he visited Stockholm, where he 'was tuga,;e f
as Maitre&la chapelle,du Rol, and Ballet Nl.thier.
A few years a4er, 'having acTiired coopetetir
knowledge in the Swedish language, Iteappeared iii
'the National Qperas.His singing,4nci ading so6o,
rendered him a great favourite ie the Swedish capital,,
particularly with the fair sex. In the year i so 3, he
was invited to a dinner given.by some the Swedish
partizans of Buonaparte. Dupuis, who did .not fail
to attend, entered with zeal 'into the spit it of the
'entertainment. - He' sang some revoin•ionary songs
(which were, indeed, „of , that description, which
would have subjeded him to imprisonment even at
Paris), and drank the• health of t he Tyrant of France,
In consequence of thiS conduct,. he got into disgrace
•at Court, and was. rdered .to 'Stockholm. in a
few days. .Great interest. was employed to prevent
. his departure. . Per4ons of ail ranks exere,i them
•4elves in. his favour, but the King,. appeared int,••i;
orablee However, he was permiited to hay.e _a, b,Ate-
, fit at. the Theatre. previous to his devari ure.
'King was there, and had a pardon tor 'him in ins
pocket, which he intended should -have been :read
aloud by a herald on , the stage, but untotrunately
for Dupuis, the over-zeal of his friends prevented. it.
The after-piece was a. translation of the Fteocii
Opera La Petit Alatelot,• which charaMer was
played by Dupuis. In the course of tile dialoetie
the sailor's lover says,to him, " .4nd are you, re: it}'
going away.?'' to which he replies, `f No, I am
not, 1 shall stay with you." This t h,e audienco,
mediately seized,, and there was a ,general burst of
applause from every part of.the house, -which was a
very unusual circumstance at the Theatre hi stock. 7
hohn, as there the' only applauds, or testifies iis
disapprobation, the Boxes never taking any part.—
;The King was very much dissatisfied with to ale,.
plause,,and said, loud enough to be heard,—"
show my Stihjeas that I am not to be diaated to by
them:" COnsequently Dupuis was obliged to'qtet
Stockholm, and, went to Copenhagen. Theie he_
soon got the satne.situation as, that which, he.ba..l
quitted. He. was appointed Ballet ;Master, .41aitr
cle.laChapelk. to the King; arid also a Perforrner iu
the. Opera. When the English ..bombarded dopert
bagen„ t a corps of Volunteers was raised, all „the
Members of which equipped themselves at their own
expence. Dupuis was appointed Sous Officer of
that corps, and conducted himself throughout, ei
Partizan, with great ability/ When`the Court re--t
turned to the capital, Dupuis' conduel. was, very
much extolled, and he was appointed Major of the
Corps, and enjoyed at CoFenhagen the smile favours
from every class of people as.had preiiously been be,
stowed on him at Stockholm. He is Married •to 4
Danish:Avon:ram The Princess: with whom he had
the intrigue is not handsome, but her husband is a
Very accomplished, amiable man, and only 23 yeart
of age.

The, pugilistic contest betWixt.NichollS and tich,
man the black, will take place next. week for 200
guineas. Nicholls,is the conqu,..,ror of. Crib; which
latter has beaten the black, but Crib was a novice ai
the science when he fought Nicholls.•
FIRE:--On Thursday morning, about one o'ClOck4
Bristol was alarmed by one of the most awful con
flagrations it has for many years experienced; and
which for a time threatened wide and extensiVe ruin;
The 'fire..was first discovered in the corn and .flour
warehouses of MessrS: Young, in Lewitis
,Mead
some of the machinery of'the steam engine attached
.to the concern is suppoSed to have taken fire; which
was wholly destroyed; together with some thousand
quarters of corn and flour. The adjoining prernist-S
of Messrs. George and. Co. have also been materially
damaged. A waggon load of bread; in res'dioet,i
for the Frenchprisoners at, Stapleton, was fortutiate;-
ly preserved.. The loss sustained on this lamentable
occasion, is estimated at upwards
,oft 20,0001. Thi
cause of the catasttolihe is at present unynown-;
Three French prisonet-& are now confined in f)!yi-
mouth-Dock prison, charged with forging total and
Bank of England notes, on board the Genereui pri; •
son-ship in Hamoaze; one of them has turned ;.-vi-
dence-against the others. The notes xt, el)
executed
.as not to be distinguished front good onesi'
except on ayery close examination. ;.They had rub;,
bed a penny-piece dOwn to a smooth surface, ..and
on that cut. the Governna ent stamp for, the
notes. •

At a very t'Aitnerou4 and -..reseLbble mtethig
the inhabitants of St., Andrew, Holboitt,, at theit
Precinct Meeting held yesterday et,uning,:,at the I.n.
quest Rontri, R 6. E VES, alld t.„
Wir. POttreruir.x, (in the Place-of
Comn, he having declined on account of,
were unanimously returned to the; Waidmote) at
Coamon Ccancilaien-tor tlw year . .