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London, England, 1813-07-14 00:00:00

HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND.

, At a General Meeting of this Society, held in
terms of the Charter, at Edinburgh, on the 28th
attended by the Noblemen and Gentlemen of
the Society,.to the number of vinery, the Earl of
Wcmyss and MARCH, Vice President, in the Chair.
After electing Earl GowEA, Lord DOUGLAS, ete,
Members of the Society, the meeting approved of.
the proceedings of the Directors and a long list of
Premiums offered for the current year, for the im-
provement of waste land, raising green crops, me-
liorating the breed of cattle, to farmers for the
best managed farms, to, pltughmen for iniprove-
ment in ploughing, and for other objects as appli-
cable to different districts of Scotland.

.1t appeared from a Report of the Standing
Coannittee of the Society on Machine' y and Ma
nufactures, that. a variety of inventions or im-
provements in machinery bad been under -consi-
deration. Among those the model of at Reopiug
illachiric, constructed by' Slr. Smirn, of, Deans-
townworks, Perthshire, and presented by hint to.
the Society,. attracted much attention.- The prin-
..
cinle.of this machine, and its mode of operating,
were explained to the Meuring by Mr. CAMPBELL
and Mr. .ILEvrav, of Allerbeck, Meinber3 of the
Committee, the Unmer of whOm had repeatedly
seen the umehine itself in actnal operation:—
The -Meeting, tin the motion 'of Alr. (.OAnANt
D., r. 71 Resolved,
itat it iMirpper in this Sos:ittv, at all times te.t promote
and encourage' tnyvaimis itschit invetati,tw,
when connected with the olljevt,,, i f the Soelety, itad,th4t Mr.
Smith's per3ereran,:e lii en:few-ow-4v, to conitruct it Machine
so important to agiicultere, and the degree sneeeis, which
111i1a.siitipifatearli3igTeinfittehtli4;,t1tet)r,tions, lam to the thatilis
and the pahlic. Thy alerting
feather ret-,ommemleti to its Menibm:-., to witness aAllid of
this Yhtehine" ne-xf. harvest, *when completed upon thy ini-
proveo and extruded ph o, ciescribed,Ly Sruith to the
remora."
On beitring Sir George -Clerk, llenrY
zie, Esq. the Secretary, and other Alemberi, and
on considering.some correvornieney respecting .an
4c Equi4iotion of Weights and Mcasitres," a sub-
jest brought forward some tii.iic ago. fr,i• loft
by this Society, anti which hati triet, with such
"tieneral approbation' frOut the. Comities, Royals
.
Burghs, And other Pralic Bodies, and in re gat d
to w Heti the heath Of a
,Bill had heen recently fire-
pared by the General. Committee here ; the ;,84.pr-
itia were of opinion that although nothing eifectnal:
could now be done previous to the adjournment of
Parliament, it ti ai expedient,- a notice should be
oh,,risovetirgi,httfhoartwattl.idisin
impoita
the iuttiltsehouts. !Lei
11%:,,,,0nti„1ii
1.1.:;
tnieoxnts
ce,sistii7on iidiepemirteicct:ilnagrlifraLfErolnigt

nottt= hitx .fittse beta gi% 01 by the Right 11014. Gto
Ito*e, lu his place in the House of t:olunious,

, .
land, there teasfeasoTh to hope the object .»ight
be, taken -iii iipon Su ti a comprehensive pLan ad
Might lead to an uniformity of Weights and Mess-
sure ovtr all oars of the 'United Kingdonv.---
The Meeting, on the -motion of Mr. Dickson, of
Cuitor, seconded by Mr. Taft, 'Convenor
,of the
Generttl Committee, voted the thanks of the So-
ciety to Sir George Clerk, of Pennycuiek, Bart,
M. P. for the great attention given by him to this
business, both et London'and as a Member of ►he
Committee here. •

• It was suggested to the Sijciet, that it rO.otild
be useful to co;nhine Weight' with measnre,
„in the
sale of grain,:as a means oraibertilining the value
with greater exactness. TheMeetingappeared to
ba of opinion, that this itir prat:cite be intro,
duced with advantage without any legislative
actnient at present, but recommend to the Gene,
rat Counnit tee to conjtler this Feint, and draw up
a Report thereupon.
Tim partial fAilarc of hut :oar's crop, in sbtile
parts of the conatry, had induced the Directors to
recommend ati extensive cultivation of early po-
tatoes this Near, particularly' portioners and
others having small possessions near villkges, in
order to afford an early supplk of food. Pr Dun-
can,jun. of Edinburgh,. and Mr. Patrick Neill,
Secretary to the Caledonian Horticultural Society,
having, at the request of the Directors, dra‘Vn up
a description of the different kinds of early pout,
toe, With directions as to the mode Of ettitiva.tion,
the same
,had been pritited.aud circulated to Agri-
cultural societies, &c. linil.hati produced the de-
sired effect in several parts of the country.
It appeared, front a 'Report of the Committee
on accounts, that nearly three-fourths of the
Afembers of the Society had already paid up Life
Subscriptions, and that the greater proportion of
the other Members paid the;r annual contribit-
tiOn3 regularly, but that sonic Members were con •
siderably in nrrear. The Society agreed topost..
pone the publication of any List of islembers until
the. Anniversary General Meeting of the Society,
in the hope that all arrc at s would be paid up in
the mean time; but recommended to the Com-
mittee to prepare a final Report and correct List
for publication iu December next., to ;it: laid be-
fore the Anniversary Meetht,; in January.
The .feeting,flon considering the flourishing
state of the Society and continued increase of its
film's, to 'which time steady exertions of Mr. Mac-
donalti, of Si,. Martin'ii, the Treasurer, since the
institution of the Society, had so, much coniri-
bitted, voted the warmest Thanks of the Society
to hint for his important services ty the Institut-

Mr. H. Mckenzie, Chairman of the Committee
On Celtic Literatuye and Antiquities,' &c. reported
the progress made in collecting materials for the
Dictirinary,of the Gaelic Language, which the So-
ciety is desirous, to acComplish, and the steps
taken towards its compilation ; also in deCypher-
ing cind translating the Gaelic Manuscript 3 ; some
of them very ancient,' collected by the Society.
The Society expressed their sitisrztr.Con- with the
proceedings of that Committee, and their wish for
it to continue its lobotas.

The Society werezratified to find front the last
R:port of the Parliamuntary Commissioners on
iii :hard Roads,and Bridges, transmitted to 'the
F.„ciety, the great progress "made in facilitating
the communication through all parts of the coun-
try, particularly the Highlands, by these uscf::l
works.

The Secretary reported, that Captain ntnby,
Inspector of nritish Coasts, agreeably to his in-
tention stated to last General had shewn
his apparatus for saving the lives of shipwrecked
persons, and described its application in presence
of a Committee of the Society, assisted by several
Gentlemen eminent in science, and afterwards
publicly exhibited the plan and process employed
in cases of shipwreck, to the satisfaction of the
C•onunittee.

A specimen of Cloth of superior texture and
fineness, made from the wool. a Merino Sheep,
kept for three years on the estate of the lion.
P. Drummond Burrel, Perthshire, and at his de-
sire sent to • the. Society, was exhibited to the
Meeting : the whole expenee, attending the ma..
nufacturing into Cloth, being 12s. per yard. The
Society expressed their acknowledgments to Mr_
Burro!, for his attentien.

The several articles of Machinery recapitulated
by the Secretary, and a variety of communications,
&c. having been referred to the Directors, the
Afeeting, with much a Pprobation , voted Ole Thanks
of the Society to the Earl,of Wemyss, for his con-
duct in the Chair, and his uniform attention to the
business and interests of the Society.

SPORTIM3

NEWMARKET :JULY MEETING,

EADAY, juu IS.

'Mr.' Villiers's Don (.7Ot.sach, Rst beat Mr. Shakespear's Ur.
ilaspes, 9st. D. NI. :00,4.5. h. ft.-5 to 4ou Fiydaspes.
Second Year: of the Subscription of / OgS each, for
• -yr:scads, 6st 91b. 4-yr. olds, Rst. I lb. 5-yr. olds, S.,;t 10113.
6-yr. olds, 9st. and aged, )st s:lb. T. M. M.—Fifteen
scribees.
Ld Lowther's Aquarius, •l-yrs old
Mr. Gouthson's f. by Alexander the Great, 3-yrs
Mr. Udny's c. by Haphazard, s-ri

a to I tag,

It is 'reported that all the British man►tfteter~s
anti eoioninl produce in LeiNic has been scqu:ei-
&
trateci, and apprehetisiotlS are expressed ftff
•
Sante expet,iteni. ;cir purpose extort lotP.an4l •
be ndopted tbrouglit -the itheilish Confeder.itiarl,
fle
morrow.
I,:::;hetottEtcu,e)ta.l7;lwocfsLitot4z3ocE)NrsTwilizit neinaltueutii; to
JuLy 14.--The 'twat trade to-th:v con-
tinuee much in tile A311,1e stato as on Monday. the supply be.
inn elnai th.c demand, There were mina arrirai of o;a9
frvia Y.ticAtire-atiti LiaoAnshire; there was no alt•l
tiou In the pri,e, '3l' 1%.%,1S there any great brisitues^
Pe3se ilre still in deleo 'nd • Tick Be• "I
the
In un the decsll; 2i
line ; other liinds of Grain . aPpeitt tu
Ore without 14:114-
two.

gnglis.li Witcat 49'.. 59.4. Os. SraalL Tick Beans fißs. --g.
Fine ditto 114 I
Hair. 121 s. 131 s. -Peed Oats - - -15 s. 23,
Firreipm do. 10,55. 11.51:. 1355. Fit:editto - - .. 4:3i ,6s.
Rye - - - - 535. 635, Poland ditto
Rarity -- - gBs. 355.-665. Fine ditto - - . --- Nlail -•- 50s s.
,z•• 70$. 80s. Potatoe ditto - - lit ..4. ,--s.
nine ditto '• - - 905. --q. I Rape ;41;ed 401. 451. pct La*t.'
VtrilifePea:e (boil.) i tos. 1225: Fine Flom' - - lo 11
b*. °4'
Grey PraNe - bus, 67e. 7;-;,, Stcoulis - . . IcOs. 1044
'lids ljeatir. - - - 6:5„ b4s,

FIZO NI Tag LONDON GAZETTE, Jul Y 13.

Admiralty-Office, July 13, 1813.

Copy of a letter from Captain, Attamita his Majesty's ship the
Invincible, addressed to Rear-Admiral Hollowell; and
transmitted, by the latter to John:Wilson Croker, Esq.
His Majesty's ship Invincible, off the Coll
du Bataper, Jnne s, 1313.
Sts,--In pursuance of your directions to take
the ships and vessels, named in. the margin*,
under my orders, and co-operate with Lieut. Col.
Prevot,t in the siege of the fort of the Coil de
l3ilaguer, I.have the honour to inform you, that
the troops were landed about noon of the 3d insf.
and the LieutenantXolonel immediately invested
the fort,. the riflemen of De Roll's regiment, and
other light troops, being pushed close up to the
walls.
Tice fort is situated in a most difficult pass,
through which the high road frotirTortosa to Tar-
ragona winds, and it is absolutely the key of the
only'rriad for' cannon into this province, from the
westward, without going round by Lerida. It is
armed with twelve pieces of .ordnance, including
two ten-inch mortars, and two howitzers, and the

surrounding heights are,so difficult of!tecess, that
it has been a work of the greatest labour to esta-
blish the necessary batteries before it.
Two sis.-paunder field-pieces and a howitzer
were landed on the evening of the 3d instant,
dragged up and placed on the ridge of a steep and
rugged mountain, to the S. E. of the fort : two
twelve-pounders were added to the former by
noon of the next day. The whole remainder
under the command of Lieutenant Corby!), First
of the Invincible, having under., his orders a de-
ta h meat of midshipmen and seamen from this
ship, and a most excellent fire was kept up from
them, which considerably damaged the defences
of the fort, and checked its fire upon our working
parties-.
In the, mean time three Spanish twenty-four-
' pounders were landed, and two more guns, of the
same calibre, from this ship, to be. got up by the
high road to the foot of a very steep height, on the
crest of which the breaching- battery was to be
constructed, at about three huntlred.yards from
the.eastern face of the fort.

In the afternoon of the 4th instant the fort was
summoned to surrender ; and the Commandant an-
swered that he should defend the place committed
to'his charge.
During tilt; night of the 4th, every exertion was
used, to bring the guns up to the hill, and to com-
plete the becaching-battety ; but, -as, it could not
be completed by daylight, the men were with-

di .iwu.
'.filar seamen and 'marines were landed early in
the afternoon of the and ended up the Stores
for the battery, under a brisk fire of shot and shells
from the fort.

The three Spanish.tWenty-four-pounders, not-
itivitauding their immense size.and weight, were
conveyed up the side of. the hill, over, the most
difficult and rugged ground, by the united exer-
tions of the soldiers, seamen, and marines, under
the immediate direction of Captain Carroll, of the.
.4rwo. eight-inch mortars were brought
nti faV along the road as Wai practicable before
datk ; and the iron--twenty4our bounders were
conveyed to the foot of the bill as soon us it was

dirk.
The work of the .battery advanced rapidly, al-
though it was necessary to fill all the sand-bags
at the bottim of the hill ; and I was in confident
expectation that the battery would open soon after
daylight; but by' ten o'clock the ram MI in tor-rents, attended by the most violent thunder and
lightning I altnost ever witnessed.
The quantity of ammunition which had been
brought up for. the battery, laying in exposed
Maik it the more awful, and the
enemy kept up an incessant fire of shells and grape

shot. -
In defiance of all these obstacle, two of the guns
were got high enough up to mount on the plat-
forms, belt all our exertion was unequal to place
Alican there, owing to the violence of the rain,
nd excessive difficulty of Working
_in the
extreme darkness of tho. night. From the same
reason too, the mortars could not be brought

.forward, and after. a night of the mom excessive
labour, we had the mortification of being again
obliged to retire ; the officers and men being quite

worn out.
The weather continued very.had untilthe after-
).oon of the 6th in t. when a party - was landed,
and the mortars were got forward ; before day-
theseamen and marines were on the pile, and
;ill the guns werc placed on .the battery ready for
teini ming. c two mortars opene&soon after day
light, and the shells were thrown with great pre-
cision by Lieut. James, of the royal marine arta-
leky, landed from the Strombolo, who worked-the
tais with his party ; and the fire frinn Liente-
r:tiit Corbyn's battery was resumed with excel-
kin ctfcct Tiiis united force made-very consider,
nhie irapre;sioir on the fort: ate expense magazine
htnwn, IT, and the enemy's fire was Very much

At' sevrn o'clock, inst. before the breaching bat-
tery vrio ready to. open, a white Hag was Shinvlll
fri.,:qttothe fort, Capt. Stoddart, of the Strombalo,
anti C;•••pt. Zelnipinining, were., immediately sent
to the tort, and tii ;utter returned in as few nil-
mites with au O'er from the Commandant tO 9 r-
ri!'n,;er the fort and garrison, upon conditions of
mat tiling out with the honours of war, the offi-
cers 3n d inen preserving their private property.
This was immediltelyacceded to by Lieutenant-
Coknel Prevost and myself ; the fort was taken
po . •
• s,„siou of by, the advance, or l
the troops The
garrison marched out, grinuided their arms on the
ely embarked.
giaci.s, and c'ere, .
.diqt
1 hay, to.,,it satisfaction in stating, that during
this ervict.!, which Imo; so much depended on the
exv..tion,i of Ha. army and navy, the most
periVet cordiality ha..i
,Ainting all ranks, and
Prevost,:all that open-
neK,, com.ooloication :And confidence which an
ac.,,tkainta-oce ‘vitli the character of
this
excellent
Or or goe. hie veasoll to eXpttet.
111 ltil opciation where the lalioviou'-i ,e xc.rtions
the ettptttio,s, officers, sesrtteni ti fot;Ernes under
iny ortler, been ttioSt couspjcilicv" r
I.
ati beexcused for h;iving goat - h 111°Pe,
o anica into

Thaiiie,,,Utac:itilv, Strumituly,

tail ; bait is my duty, and a most agreeable one,
to bring under your view the pra:sovorthy conduct
of all ranks and descriptions, 1 must particularly
draw your attention to the zeal and activity dis•
played by that valuable otlicer,`Captain Carroll, of
the Volcano, his conduct was the admiration of
every body, and he was ably supported by Lieu-
tenant Pidgely, of the Invincible,
.and the other
officers, seamen, and marines, under his direction.
From the explosion of a shell near him the night
before, Captain Carroll was obliged to suspend
his services until the morning of the 7th, (hot I
ant happy to state, he has perfectly recovered)
and Captain Stoddart, of the Strombolo, succeed-.
ed hint in the direction of getting up the
.gons,
&c. for the breaching battery, and deServes
every credit for his active services. I ant also
much obliged to Captain Badcock, of the Bruue,
for the assistance he afforded me.

I cannot conclude this letter, without calling to
your notice the indefatigable exertions of Lieu-
tenant Corhyn, both in getting the guns up to the
battery, he commanded, and the excellent tire he
kept from them afterwards ; and I feel highly gra-
tified in noticing the conduct of so old and excel-
lent an officer, with whose value lam well ac-
quainted from a service of many years together.
I have the honour to enclose a list of the killud
and wounded of the crews of the ships under my
orders, which, considering the tire upon us for so
many hours, is unaccountably small:
The troops under
_Colonel Prevost's command
have had an officer and .four men killed, and
thirty-nine wounded, -in which are iycluded an
officer and seven soldiers of theSpanit,h ite,%iinemt
of Palma.

I have enclosed von a list of the garrison of the
fort, consisting of two lieutenants, a surgeon, and
garde- nagazin, sixteen Italian artillerymen, and
eighty-three non-c.ininissioned officers and sol-
diers of the Il th French lieghnetit of the line,
of :%vhom two were killed and cleeen wounded.
I likewise enclose returns of the ordnance, &c,
found in fort. . ,

During the siege of the TOrt, the gun-boats
were stationed in Ampoill Bay, to observe, the
road from Tortosa, as we had conStane reports
of the enemy being in motlon from that qu:lrter.
I have the ho:eour to he, hr. •
CO S. An 415.1, Captain.
To Rear-Molina' &c. &c;

A Return of Killed and Wounded, belonging to His Majesty's
Ships and Vussels under the Orders of Captain Adam, of
lliay Ma7esty's Ship Invincible, at the Attach on Fort St.
in the Coll de Balaguer, between the ;3,1 and 7th
June 1813. • -