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VI. HISTORY O ENGLAND.

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SIXPENCE-HALFPENNY.

AFFECTING ACCOUNT OF THE DEILIVIOUR OF A

C.:IIN VI CT.

.T.l4.Nottingliam itteviett- st:itestlte execution
of Renshaw,- convicted of Arion,—le thE
aaecting.pahicalars or hi;-behavioar
For Some, days after his (Kensha:y!s). coHcm-
nation, he could not wife chil.
clren without deep einotionslotSorrow • Oh tiles(
occasions he would burst into b flood of tears; all('
say, she had been a gOod wife tai Ihav(
been a wretch both to_ her and children :
tuot see thiern,heford die. At his rem est th(
Rev. Dr. Wiwi, the Chaplain', wrote to nib-
for that purpose ; and m order that their -isitation
might not take him' by surprise, 'and oVerwhela
him, be reqUested- One of the.frienhs .who
him to tell him before hand when they were Wick:,
to • arrive; that.his minit-J-Inight be. prepared fin
their recifption. • This: requcst .Was strictly at:
tenied to; and week was timc
o. this atiectig hiterview, which can he bet(ei
conceived titab descrioed. •The most hMtibl,! ac-
knowledgments -of his misconduct were, ma4le tc
his wife, who readily fori;hve hint. He then in-
formed-ber (tithe mercy he had obtained through
Jesus Christ ; on hearing. this, his wife 'ascribes
glory to God, olx_,erviog, that is enotqkh, adding,
ii is what I end- thy poor childi:en have been pray-,
lug for. u. 4 ,;;:t and., day_; Llti I have felt a comi-
deuce that the Lord would answcrr our petitions in
tliv behalf. After a short time 'he called ltic
children around him, and put his hand in ltis miCket,
andlook out.three-pence,- which was all thetno-
ney 'he hi;(l; and -a,ve, each child a..half-i?enny.,
desiring they would keep them as tokens cif his
love to them as lolg as they might live. His vi-

sitanthere was obliged to leave then), and vas
away about an hour and ahaif, when.he'vias,ent
for aea:n,and found the children ail seated before
him, with weeping eyes and throbbingbreasts,
his. wife at his right hand with,. an infant at
her breast only eighteen, d 4 vs old ! when he ad-
dressed them in
..,..ne:p.ly.thelcollowing language,
with tears bowing froin liTs'es in constant sue-

cession:—

My dear children—You _no* see I6ur poor
father hadi brought himself to an untimely, end ;
but the cause of .this has bek-'.n the giving way to
sin, and as three,of you are now old enough to
know the-difference between gr-od and evil, lin-
treat ,you never to do any thing Which you believe
to be wrong. I beg also, my dear children, that
you wiil'shun bail company ; this, a great mea-
stre,,is that which has proved your Other's ruin.
• Always remember to. speak the truth, . and never
to take any thing which is not your own ; and as
it is probable you Will soon be put to some em-
ployment, take care that you keep close to
and ne••;r give way to. idlene i ; and above all,
1 beg, (now mind what I say) that you will, at
least, twice every day, bow your, knees before
your Maker, and limy :that he may pres.erVe
and keep you in all your ways. You may
live in the world forty or fifty years or longer
-L—but life will soon -be over, and you must die,
and I charge you to meet .me in heaven, for I shall
again know yOu., you meetr me there." Hethen,
then, beginning- at the eldesi, called her and the
others seV'crally by name, asked, " if they would
attend to V,e advice of their dsnrig father," to
which, each, with a gush ing tear, replied,--"Yes."
He then adtir'essed himself to his disconsolate-
wife—" dear, said he, `‘f although I have
brought upon thee this disgraee, yet .never suffer
any, degree of. poverty or distress to lead thee to
do any thing that is wrong ; but remember that
(rod bath prontised to be'a father to the fatherl,
nod a husband to ,the widow, and I should in if I
did' not believe in -his word-of; promise ; only-0
thou-trust in him, and he will never leave. thee nor
forsake there."

After a short exhortationtohis.afflicied brother,
the parting kiss took place ; -and on embracing a
line boy, oniy six years of age, the father said,---
" Farewell, my. dear, I shall never see thee any
Yes; dad,'" replied the child, `` I shall
meet you again-in heaven !"
This was a'tutting-stroke to the father, which
he named to his visitants, afterwards.. From that
time his Mind seemed to be at ease respeetin::: his
family,•and ever after he wculd talk about clein
with' pleasure, 'observing, ". I have Committed.
them-into the hands of Jill) Heavenly Father, who
I know will provide for them." It would he tedi-,
,ous to relate every eircuin4ance of his behaviour
afterwards, hut he constantly asserted, that the
nearer he drew to lis:end, the greater were his
consolations, being continually exereised in prayer'
and praise.
On, his.way to the,place of execution, he was
divinely supported, and observed to the person, who
attended him, that although he' wns surrounded
by such a_ concourse of 'people, yet„ his, mind was
so fully.stayed upon God, that it appearcdas if
and his attendant were a'one. ""

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L,o INT 0 Ar,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1812.

• The Atalanta arrived .last night. at Spithead,
Having on boarcl.Mt: Fos-TER, our -late Minister
in. America ; she came ?gist from Halifax.
The Gleaner, which carried out a draft of the
intended measure of this Government,"relative to:
the Orders in Council, arrived at New-York the

day before thedts!anta, sailed fronithence ; but Mr.

FOSTER did not receive it till he reached Halifax.
# Ile then, sent off a proposition to the American
Government, stating that his .own Government
had agreed to a suspension of the Orders in.
Council for a time, and suggesting the propriety
of an armistice, or some other recall or suspensiOn,
of the warlike measures of tl-mtlineriea*i Govern--

ment.
.Mr. FOSTER left his Secretary at' Halifax.

From the following Extracts of-Letters, receiv-
ed this morning, we apprehend that the American
Government have already permitted their priva-
teers to cruize against the commerce of this
country.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM ST.. JOHN'S, NEW-

FOVNDLANp,.TULY 24:

, " Yesterday a vessel arrived from Sidney : the
master assures me, it was posted up there, that
a sloop laden with coals had been boardedly
an i'merick.n cutter privateer, bat suffered to
prOceed,not being worth, taking,. So confident is
Sir JoHN DUCKWORTH of there 'being American
prlsTteers at sea, that he will not suffer a Captain
of Marines,. who lately arrived heye-from Eng-
land, to proceed in a merchant vessel to join the
Africa man of 'war at Halifak.

Accounts from Halifax to the 18th inst. state,
that AdmiraISAWYER had sailedifrom that port
with 12 sail of -;hf.ti of war, ancl it 'is reported
here that the'AMerican squadron is on the tail of
tine Bank."

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM FORTSMOUTIT, DATED
AUG. 19.

" Just arrived the American ship Lucia, ITAYDEg,
from London, bound to New York, but detained
by the Muros ship of 'war, in her passage from
NewfoUndland, in consequence of her license not
l)eing indorsed, and the. irregularity of her papers.
On the 30th ult. ik)le Muros boarded the • hip Duke,
which hail spoken one of the CherUb's convoy, from
the Leeward Isla,nds, and was infOriiieil, that the
Hazaicl sloop of x.var had captured seyeral American
vessels, and taken a brig from .one of their Priva-
teers."

We have inserted some further accounts from
Russia, brought.by the Gottcnburgh Mail, which,
Although they communicate no'new event of im-
portance, are nevertheless satisfactory in the fur-
ther confirmation they afford of the failure of
BUONAPARTE'S project to separate the Russian
army. The troops were, as we stated yesterday,
concentrated, and a battle was expected. /4 is
to be hoped, however, that the Russian Govern-
ment will not too soon depart from that derensive
system which it has hitherto so wisely; adopted,.
and which, if steadily acted upoa, , cannot fail ul-
timately of success against the invading"enemy.
We regret to observe, that the S-vedish expe-
dition is suspended. It is alleged, that the ob-
ject of it was to compel Denmark to free herself
from the yoke of France, 'and that the threat of
au attael:- upon Zealand has had the desired effect,
in inducing the Danish Government to express
a wish to communicate with Mr. TFIORNTON,
with a View to an adjmstment of..differences with
Great Britain and Sweden. To wrest Denmark
from the grasp of France, will certainly be a gain
to the comrnoa cause of Earope: but we trust the
preparations of Sweden will'not be limited to
this ofject, when at least there is a fair chance of
proincing the most !I:iportant, results by a sea-
sonable cliveis:iOn in the rear of the French ariliy.

We are glad to find.that it was the general per-
suasion at the Russian capital, that the Emperoi.
Alexander had .made up•his mind to a contet of
the last extremity, snit that the occurrence of ilsas-
ters in the. first instance would not ir.aluce him to
liken to 'any proposals from Buonaparte.
MI the foreign Ministers of - Courts in alliance-
with France, as well as the French Ambassador at.
St. Petershurgh, had embarked at Cronstadt on
board a frigtitc, which tailed for Mesnel. •
iiecordiog, to a notice from the- Board of Trade
r...sterddy, ail American -vessels, hOing
::a ,port hither cargoes, and to depart in ballast;
will be allowed to: loth! with cargoes for the
United States, if they • bona fido' belong to Ameri-
can owners- ,

Two reports were in circulation last bight, the,
one that Josrrif and 7000 men had been taken
prisoners ; and the other, that Sir ROWL AND HILL
had defeated Solar ; but there is no intelligence
whatever from the Peninsula to warrant' either of
these rUtuour4>

NAVAL NEWS .

Pty rscs sr, AT.yo. IB.—Sailed the Narcissus fFi-
gate, Captain LII";LEY, with a fleet, of transports
awl merchantmen, to the eastward; the former
are light, the gtez ter part of the latter are those
from Oporto, that arrived here on Friday-last,
under convoy of bis Majesty's ship Jasper.
AlsO sailed the Sabrina sloop of war forEisbon,
and a few merchantmen to the westward, names
unknown.

Arrived .the brig. Ann, FRET, fronilersey ; the
Samuel, t7i?SE, t.IIC John, PApooti, , and the Ann,
TAYLOR, from Wales, culm, laden, for this. port ;.
the •Saqiuel, and John, MORrann, - from Lyme ;
Eliza, 21.init, and Robert and SaT.dh,
fr9in iScr evcastle, with cargoes of coals ; Sump. soir,:
PARKER, and the Sybille ,Wips;front Gloucester;
and the—Three Brothers, SEYllliou,..ftom Southamp-
ton.:

Sailed the schooner Hotspzzr,

. _
River.
• Detachments of Regiments embftreci here yes-
terday on board transports for Portugal:

FALMOUTH, AUG,. 17.—Sailed.his Majesty's ship
Mutine forrialifax, to join the fleet' under eon-
vOy of his.M'ajesty's ship Porcupine, now off this I

port.

DEAL, AUG. 19.—Sailed the _Castilian, with a
convey;' for Pgristhouth ; and .6e-tied/A/le sloop
of war, .on a'cruize off :qoulope.
Arrived the Olympia cutter from a crnize.

PORTSMOUTIr, AUG: 19.—Sailed his Majesty's
ship Dwarf, with a convoy, fOr the Downs.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Vautetir, with six or
eight sail of transports, from Lisbon ; the re.
mainder of her convoy stopt at Plymouth.

The Ln cia , HAYDEN, from London to New-
York, is detained by the Muros sloop of war, and
arrived- at Portsmouth.

4,`
The PRINCE REGENT is expected- to leave Pet-
worth on Friday morning, and to proceed from,
thence across the country to Windsor, to,he pre-
sent at the celebration of the Duke Of.CLARENCE'S
birth-day.
The Duke of YORK inforMed the officers of
the 10th Dragoons,. at. the dinner after the Re-
view on Monday, that he should.soonwant,the
services of the regiment.
The PRINCE REGENT is expected at Cholmon-
deley Castle, Cheshire, every day. From thence,
report says, his Royal Highness goes to Eaton,
taking Chester in his way.
The Marquis WELLEsLEv yesterday sent a do-
nation of 601. to the Warden of the Fleet Prison,
to enable the Debtors more substantially to re,
joice at the glorious victory obtained by the Allied
Army under the. command of his Lordship's noble
and gallant brother, ,by partaking of a British
dinner of roast -beef, plumb pudding, and porter. "
Yesterday Lord ELIoT gave a grand dinner to a
large party of Noblemen and Gentlemen, at his
house in St.. James's-square.

An alteration in the establishment -of' some of
the ships in the Navy is to take place immediately.
All the large gun-brigs, hitherto coMmanded by
Lieutenants, are to be denominated sloops of war,
and to be under the orders.of a Commander, with
a Lieutenant. A Purseris also to be added to the
complement,
At the taking of Havanna, which snrrendered
to the British arms in 1762, on the day the Prince
of Wales was born, the present Bishop of Chi-
chester was present, as Chaplain 'to the Regi-
ment the late Duke. of :Richmond' then 'co►n-
mancled: Both events were, ,on the same day,
celebrated at the Duke's table, by .a select com-
pany of thirteen, who all engaged, to celebrate
the anniversary, by a festival, for fifty years
to come. On that occasion the Bishop and Gene-
ral Prescot, two, of ..the party, dined together on
Wednesday last, at Star Green, near Battle, in
Sussex; and it is worthy-of remark, thereby com-
pleted, in good health' and spirits, the long term
of their patriotic engagement. How many more of
the party are living, we are unable, to say.
- During the illuminations on Tuesday evening,
two
.horses, the one rode by a groom, and the
other led by the bridle, took fright, from some
fire-works throWn at them,. in. tlie Strand. 'Whey,
directed their course towards. aring-cross , over-
turning as they went: several persons, who were •
severely injured.. Ooe man and two, women were
very severely hurt. . . • •
On, Friday last, as the Inail,coach was passing
over Poulson-bridge, .which separates Cornwall
from Devonshire, one of the wheels came in con-
tact with an angle in the Wall, and the coach
olterset.. There were four outside' passengerS on.
the coach, three of 'whom were participated over,
the hrie,ge ; 'the fourth hung by his Ilan& on, the
top of the wall, until he was delivered by the guard.
'A Mr. Williams, of London, one of the passen-
gers, had his' right leg badly fractured, aiid one of
his ribs broken,. another, a Portug'ueSe,.reeeiVed
several wounds and contusions in different parts
of his body; the third escaped with a slight wound
on his knee. The coachman was seriously hurt,
and the gyard
Fire at Wooluilz.—Monday a fire of consider-
able magnitude' broke out, about seven o'clock
in the evening, in the pitch stogie-house belOng,-
lug to• the Rope-yard, at Woolwich, which
burnt with great. fury, and' excited considerable
alarm ..among the 'inhabitants... The alarni•bellc
_rang, and the drums beat. to arms for all. the
men in the employ of Government to assemble,
when, with the timely assistance of the numerous
fire-engines 'belonging to the Dock-yard and Ar-
senal, it was completely got under about nine
o'clock ; but the damage done is very considera-
ble. It is generally 'supposed, by thoge who are
best acquainted with the place, to have been,wil-
fully set. on fire;- although the greatest care has,
for some considerable time, been taken about the
admission of strangers.

GOTTENBCAGII MML.

[FURTHER EXTRACTs.I
SUPPLE:,TENT TO THE ST. PETE RSIIT RCM GAZT:TTE,
TUZ,SDAY, 16th (28t11),JI LY,1812. •

OFFICt AL ACCOUNTS FROM THE ARMY, OF TI

!Jill (21ST) JULY,
.1812.

" The first Army, after passing Polozk, makes
forced marches towards Witepsk. The corps of
Lieutenant-General Count Wittgenstein, which
has been strengthened with some battalions of're-
' serve,: is now at Drissa, •in.order to, obServe the
movements of the enemy, as. well as to secure the
Pskowisch road. 'To.elleet a junction of the. ti o
_ armies is `the principal object of our movements.
" It appears by the last accounts from Prince
liagration, that his advanced guard; under the
command Of Lieutenant-General NajeWskji, is in
the neighbourhood.- of MOgilev7. Gen' Platoff,
who commands the rear-guard of Prince Bagra-
. , tion, was attacked near Romanoff •by seven
French regiments of cavalry, ,of , the King of
Westphalia's corpse which .were totally defeated`,
and pursued for •15 wersts. In this action, the
first regiment of cavalry, Jagers, one of the best
of the enemy's regiments, and one cavalry gre-,
nadier 'regiment, were' entirely destroyed; two
Colonels; la °Meer:3, and 30U privates, taken
prisoners."
E:•:TRACT OF A LETTER FROM RIGA, DATED AUG. 1-
" The destruction of our suburbs has been
completed, and has occasioned the utinOst distress
amongst the inhabitants. Thee enemy is close at .
Laud, and we expect daily to be attacked. We
are;,however; well prepared. Our fortress is in
the best state of defence, and our. garrison con-
sists of 25,000 men, p. ovisioned for,six months."