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London, England, 1804-08-21 00:00:00

tnt to the course of recruiting, the 'bOtinties were
unequal ; more or less being given to different
men according to their value ; and upon the whole,
in raising the men, by allowing for incidental
expences, the sums appropriated to that .purpose
would, by taking all casualties, leave theßecruit.
ing Officeta loser. He was in Clontnel at the dis.
embodying in 1802—he knows there were General
Orders to have all the accounts of the Regiment
settled, and the day after at parade the companies
were formed into circles, and his (the Witness's)
company were called on individually to bring
forward ;Inv claim or objenion—some such were
made, and they were referred to a Court of Inquiry,
of which Captain Prendergast was a .Member,
Lieutenant-Colonel Bagwell was President, and
Sir Charles Ross was present, and interfered as
much as any Member. Every soldier in the Regi.
ment had a full and fair opportunity of snaking his
complaint, and he neve; knew of a complaint made
that, was not immediately reaified. He knew of
complaints made by three or four men, respecting
money due to them by an Officer on the Recruiting
Set vice, which Col. Bagwell immediately ordered to
be paid. Officers commanding Militia Regiments,
are in the habit of disposing of Adjutancies and
Surgencies, and the witness never heard or believed
that Col. Bagwell ever received a single shilling for
such appointment.

On his cross-examination by Mr. CURRA.N, he
said, that he has heard peculations imputed to
many Colonels in the service. Believes there is
an account of the payments and issues made of
every Regiment, and that Colonel Bagtvell could
produce the written account of the debit and credit
of his Regiment. There was a clamour by two
companies for marching money, and the claim
being_ referred to Government, was rejeaed. A
claim being made for half mounting, or shoe-money,
an advertisement was published, calling upon all
men who had such claims, to make them, and they
were satisfied. In explanation of the difference be.
tween the mortty allowed for recruiting, and the
sums paid, he said he had often paid 'from 6 to to
pounds for men, when no inure than sl. were al-
lowed.

The trial commenced about ten o'clock On S.itur.
day morning, and did not end until four o'clock on
the morning of Sunday, a few minutes after the
conclusion of two speeches to evidence, by Mr.
CURRAN and the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, who had
the reply. These Gentlemen did eminent justice
to their respediye Clients. The Jury, without
hesitation, pronounced a'verdid for the
4:301. damages, and 6d, costs.
Counsel for the Plaintiff—The SottetTott.Ge.
NERAL,,Messrs.Luetß:)uCHs, SANKEy, PRENDPR-
CAsT, GRACE, Bustl%, PENNERATHER, YELYER-
TON, GOING, CAMPBELL, and O'BRIEN.
For the Defendant--Messrs. CURRAN, GRADY,;
O'PatscoLL, O'DwyEa, LLOYD, and SCULLY.

The proposed Imptegnable Battery is the in.
vention of Mr. JOHN GILLESPIE, a ,native of
Scotland. We understand that a meeting was
held
.on Wednesday with this ingenious person,
at Mr. PITT'S house, at Putney, and that. it is
intended immediately to carry this projea
to execution. The First Lord of the Admiralty,
Sir SIDNEY SMITH, and several other
met the inventor at the CHANCrersOnSt
ELLOR of the
EXCHEQUEIOI on the occasion; and certain craft
in the River were pointed out on which the machi.
nery is to be erected. We believe this scheme is
brought forward under the particular recommenda-
tion of Sir SIDNEY SMITH.

It is very much to he regretted, that however
successful our ships on the French coast have been
in several important contests, the bravery of our
'seamen, and the conduft of their Officers, have of.
ten been disappointed in their efforts to attack the
foe, by the insuperable obstrudions the nature of
the coast presented to our shipping. It. is presumed
that this Battery is to be constructed upon ve.sels
drawing very little water, so that our mariners,
under its prole lion, may approach the force of
the Enemy, and spread that destruCtion which will
utterly deleat.the enterprise in which their Councils
have been so long occupied, and to which their Ar.
mica have been so long destined. •
The Battery is so contrived as to be bomb.proof;
,and will carry 32.poundcrs, or pieces of ordnance
of any calibre ; it moves on an axis To any point of
the compass with the utmost facility ; and it is prc.
vided with an optical tube, by which the engineer
is greatly assisted in the direftion of his tire. Such,
we, understand, are the advantages of this disco.
very, and we sincerely wish it may answer the re.
presentation given
.of it by those whose judgment
we have no reason to question. While the Phi.
losopher will lament the new expedients fcr human
destruftion which ingenuity may contrive, the Po-
litician will not neglect to avail himself of those
means of defence which are offered to supply the
most effectual means of public security.

On Tuesday J. Hawkesworth, many years game.
keeper to T. W. COKE, Esq. died at Holkham
Hall, in the loth year of his age. He was an cc.
centric charader, as he never associated with, or
spoke to any person, unless he was first addressed.
He was very penurious, had accumulated a consider.
able fortune, which be had hid from the fear Of in.
vasion ; and his death was supposed to be occasion.
ed by depriving himself of sufficient nourishment.
Mr. Cora always furnished him with proper live-
ries ; but his dress was of the most miserable kind,
and he always wore an old painted hat, patched
over with pieces of cloth. The liveries he had by
him at the time of his death, and which had nester
been worn,.are supposed to be worth root. He was
known amongst his neighbours by the title of the
Walking Obelisk.

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