The Sun.
London, England, 1810-05-02 00:00:00

ANTIQUITIES.

Some ancient Ronisii siler medals were, a' few.
days since, found in the peat earth, cast out of 'the
bottom of a deep moss ditch, at- Croswoodbill, the.
,prOperty of Andrew Steele,...Esq. writer to -the-sig-
re!, in the parish pf \Veit Calder; in the county of
li'dirlaurgh, They are,iu.greNt preservation. It is
probat(le, as there Will a Roman camp inthe neigh-
show:hood, that these coins had belonged to some
one of the RbMan officers Stationed _ there, perhaps
inllu3:.titne,bl;. tile, Emperor Marcus Aurelius Auto-
rrinulr, as one of the medals -bears: his name, astd-4
• oflierS ltav the-natnes of the Em;'ress Faustina, hiS
wire, and of his. predecessors, Domitian, Trajan,
I-la3rian, and Pius. '
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Front-di,: Circumstances in Which these coins Were
fonnd," it is probal?le the), were- dropt tire surface
of the ground upwards' of sixteen hundred • years
ago. That the ground was then covered. with a
growing wood, is obvious from the branches of birch
trees (that lu still their. foun and bark entire) in
which the coins' were envetoped. Even .the peat—
beig, into wbieh thiS 'wood: is now converted (the.
Roniaos; While hi posession Of this country,
ing'Contifinitl'y burnt dn'wn, of otherwise:destroyed'
" ..the wod:.) still bears the general name of Cobin,
the the Herd's'NV4ziod. • • " •
`- The 1;,. ;As I.Vere lying five feet beneath the pre-
sent suridce ; aryl the Soltd peat earth formed above
I:),;'l.,.;,th;ini of the ,Wood; and cocapsed •of haitr
de( aced sjd and Other moss plant di must have
taken all the above-mentioned 'our-Ober of years OD
increase live feetin thickness..

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A C•duri of 2‘lthrtnen v.zts held yesterday. 4t
.6-nildliliift,.atlN.S.Anth the LOrd Mayor, i 9 Aldertu4i•
and City-,Oriticers were I-It-sent. •k ,
The Cou t:
iJniltee-,Appointed to investigate by. what„
ciretiintano.:s soave persons
were'AtiMd ,or.wtiunded by the military, within the
Ciiv, on .ITultimo, -presented a sport. which
iivas read 'add ordered to be printed, and ti copy there-
or -ent to evt..ry member of the Chart, previous to,
being taken into conside4tion.at the next Court.:
. The Court voted their Thanks to the Lord- Bishop
of Oxford, aria i-Vol,deacon'illingworth,' for their
.excellent Sermons. preached before the. Court at
Christ Church, Nenate-street, on Easter Monday
and" Tuesday last. '
Courts ol Conservancy were appointed to,be held
for Stirrey and Middlesex, On the 15th,'and Essex
atid-K.ent on 21 Ist. June next,
• ~.,'refs tor tne Elemion of Sheriffs, Chamber-
.
tie, were ordered to be issued fur Midsuminer
1.41 y next.

PropLi,he 1,0iVI)ON GAZE,TrE,I,AIa:„: 1, 1810..

all, , 18 10.
;, The King has been pleaSed to grant to, the Right
Hot :'Henry Baron'-Mtilgrave'the Office-of Master
'General a- his Majesty's Ordnance of Abe United
Kin gdotn.
The King, has also been pleased to constitute and
appoint thellight Hon. Charles Yorke, Sir. Richard
Bickerton, Bart: Vice7Admiral of the Red Squadron
of' his Majesty's
.Fleet, Robert Ward,.E,sq. James
Buller, Wilhatn Domett, Esq. Vice-Admiral
the Blue 'Squadron of his Majesty's Fleet; Ro-
bert—.Moorsorn,, ESq. and William Lowther,.
(commonly called Viscount Lowther), to be his
Majesty's CommisSioners for, executing the Office.
of, High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and' Ireland and the DomittionsOslands, and
Territories thereunto belonging.

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• Admiralty-Office, May 1,. 1810.
Extraaof a Letter from Captain Worth, of his Majesty's
Sloop Helena. to Vice_Admiral Whiished, dated at Sea the
r9th April;tB io, and transmitted by the Admiral to john
Wilson.Croker, Esq.

' I have to acquaint you that. his,. ?Majesty's sloop
under my Command gave chace io ztsail seen at d'ay-
light, which continued until nine o'clock at ❑ight ;
then, after firing a few guns; she surrendered, and
proved to be the brig Grand Napoleon, of .Nantz ;
she sailed from tence on the 13th ultimo, manned
with one hundred and twenty-four men, armed Wilt
sixteen guns, viz. twelve eighteen pounder carrort=
ades, (English) and four long• guns.. She is the
most complete appointed. French cruizer I have ever
seen : is two hundred and eighty tons, and three
months old.

• Admiralty Office, Mciy fp 1810:
Copy of a Letter. from Lieutenant Richard Welsh, Corn-
.manding his Majesty's Cutter Surly, addressed.to :Rear_
Admiral D'Auvergne, Prince of Bouillon, Conunander.in-
Chief at Guernsey, and transmittedbyelatter to Bohn
Wilson Crokur, Esq.
Ills Majesty's Cutter Surly, Grenville..
SIR,' Bay, 21st-April 1810.

I have the honour tt, inform you, that yesterday
at noon, a sail was seen (torn 1112 deck, Stt.erldg
along the enemy's coast ; we itutnedimety slipped in'
chase, in- company with -Itis:Majestys • gun-brigs
Firm and Sharpshooter-; at:four P.M. she run on,
shore in. the Mouth of Piron : the bOats manned
and armed were sent id to bring her out, which wits
gallantly done by Sub-Lieutenant Hodgkins, who
commanded the boats, he having. run at anchor out
under ,a heavy fire of musketry from the troops and
crew of the vessel, and hnVe tier off from. the beach;
she proves to be 'L'Alcide French cutter 'privateer,
mounted.four four-pounders, which were thrown-
over board in the chase, ,and from the number -of
men who went from; her With.muskets, &c. I can
clutle her crew to be thirty.
beg leave 'to recommend to your notice, Sub-
Lieutenant Hodgkins; of:the Firm, and Mr. Lagaw,
Second Master of the Sharpshooter, for their steady
pergeverende and determined conduct in bringing
,ber,out frotu off. the beach under such a heavy' fire
fire ,of musquetry from upwards of four hundred
troops. - - ,
I am sorfy to add,' that: rwe had one man. killed,
and..nne wounded, in this little. affair, as per
margin. '
,hav& tht W _hQnour tabe, &c.
ELSH, -Liunt. anu kdom.
* Firm.

Mathias Rotierg,-Second Master, killed.
lolut Cross. Boatswain's-Mate, slightly wounded.
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lf/ar.-o.ffice May ilto.

Ist Regiment of Dragoon. Guards, Charles KO:ay, Gent. ,to
be Cornet, by purchase, vice Quicke, promoted.
loth Regiment of Light Dragoons, PriLe Carter Edwaro,
Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Du Cane, pro-

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• noted. .. .
2d Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant John Gordon to be Captain
of a Company, by purchase, vice. Wilson, ,who retires.
Ensign, John Norman to be Lieutenant, without purchase,
' vice Gordon. • ,
3d Ditto, Thomas Rowen Sheeaa, Gent. to be Ensijo, by
purchase,, vice Sherlocik, promoted. Serjeant Major
Homer, to he Adjutant•jwith the rank of Ensignb, vice/
Blair, who resigns the Adjutantcy only.
sth Ditto, Archibald CaiiiPbell, Gent. to be Ensign, with-
out purchase, vice Hippesley,,who resigns.
6th Ditto, Richard Keating,Gent. to be sign, by purchase,
vice Plunkett, promoted. -- - • • • '-• ,
7th Ditto,: John I tutchinson, Gent: to be Lieutenant, with-
- out purchase, vice Brakell, who resigns. .
toth Ditto, Lieutenant Henry:Cahill-op to be Captain of a
Company, by parchase, vice-Massey, who retires. '
Tsai Ditto, Captain • Francis Carpenter from the zd Nest
India Regiment,• to. be Captain of a Company, without i
' purchase, vice Hart, appointed an Inspeding Field-Officer:
of
.a recruting DistriEt. • ' , • -
itst Ditto, Assistant-Surgeon Charlet Clarke, from the 6th
. Garrison Battalioneto pe Assistant-Surgeon.
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32d Ditto, Ensign lae.s,lervey to be Lientenaht, without
purchase, vice Sw-e'etinan, promoted in time toad Foot, An-
' drew William Nagar, Gent. to be Ensign, vice lervey.'
38th Ditto, Hospital-Mate Thomas M. Perrott to he Assis-
tam-Surgeon, vice Stewart „appointed to the ezti loot. •
:4asi Ditto,' Ensign. William Watson to be ,Lieutenant, bv'..
. ._, . .. . . •
•- purchase. . • • . i -; • •
i•4Bth:Ditto,:l.koteriant -lames Reed, from the 3d Foot,itAe
Captain of a Company, witliont purchase, 'vice Willing-,
• ham, promoted on the Stall in Portugal. - • ' •
soth Ditto, 'Lientenaitt Henry Pittman to be Adjutant, vice
-Al-Gregor, promoted..'
both Ditto, Hospital-Mate George Meade to be Assistant.
Surgeon, vice Gordon, promoted.
63d Oitto, -ILichartary,- Gent. to he Ensign, by purchaser
1 ,vice Pertiman, promoted. 6
69tliDitto; George Harpur, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice 1 ames promoted.
740 Ditto, Lieutenant Potiatd MaCAUcen to_ be Captain of a
Company without purchase. - Ensign A. live Paulson
tblie Lieuten'ant; vice Maccpeen. - •• • .
• ;6th Ditto, Captain lames Carr, to be Major, lay purchme, 1
vice Covell, who :retires. , Lieutenant Edward Wakefield .1
to ;be Captain of a CoMpany, by purcle;Se, vLe Carr. '
' EnSign Thomas Andreivs to be Lieuten.inr, -by purchase,
vice Wakefiekl. ~ • .
78111 Ditto, Lieutenant-Thomas o'.Neill, frorn_the oth.Foot,
to be Captain of a Company, vice LVNlackenzie, deceased,
Ensign Joseph M'Kenzie to be Lieutenant, without 'put-
chase, Vice f. ,'Kenzie, pro'inoted. Ensign Alexandei::
Campbell to be Ditto, vice Coane, promoted.
,- fld.Pitio,, The Honourable William Cecil ferry to be En:..'
sign, without purchase, vice-St.-Clair,' who resigns.
84th limo; Lienteriant S. S. Rowe to be.Calitain of a Corn.
pany, by purchase, vice HOrton, promoted. Ensign Joseph
• - Holmes to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
:vice Rowe. , •
87th Ditto, Joseph Leslie, Gent to be Ensign, by purchase.
vice Carroll; promoted, . ;,- • • • - .
oist- Ditto,' Quarter-Master ---.-: Scott to be. Adjutantoviin
• • the •rank ot Ensign, vice Garland, who resigns site Adju.
taifey only. .
'9"stla Ditto, ad Lieutenant William Chapman to be tit Lieu-
, - tenant, vice Mercer deceased.
6t li, W est India Regiment, Ensign and Adjutant .-- Walsh
to have the rank or Lieutenant. Ensign. falall'onn Fraser
' to be,Lieittenant, without purchase. - Stodard Rutherford,
Gent.-to be Ensign, without purchase, vice .Eraser.
-zd CpylonAeglatierit, Cornet Samuel Rind, from Half.pay of
the Royal
•Waggen Train, -to be, Second Lieutenant, vice
'M`Diniald, promoted in the ieth foot.

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RcKttnznt., George, Paton,' Gent. to he Ensigu,'-viCe-
Munich;prornoted'in the 4th Ceylon Regiment. •s• ',-
Dillon's Regiment, Adrien Lytna, Gent. to be Ensignorine
iiriotvoled. in the ..*.hasseurs Britamtiques. • , -
Chasaeurs Brittinninizeg;' Ensign Roclolphdile Chadlet tO'Oe.
• Lieutenant. Ensign --11..enhart to be Lieutenant.-
lean de Segur, Gent. to be-.Ensigni;_vice de Chai Oct. Louis
Antoine Depuy de Mzlbueil, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Len, „
" hart.
Ist Garrison Ilaltalipti,taptarirrWrßUttZ:r, from tile 711 t
• ' Garrison Battalion, to••:be Captain ••;ot• a ,C.ninpany, vice
'Bat le, placed on all-pay ot,.tiie 7-tit-Garrison Battalion.
Licittenant Isaac Herbert, flora the 7th Garrison Battalion,
to be: Li,utenant, vice"Creaghe, placeilen Half'pay of Iticf;l
7th Garrison Battalion:-
Royal Veteran Battalion, Surgeon Peter Ni'Arthur, from
• Halt- pay.ot the ittali Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Campbell,
who exchanges.
4oth Ditto, tnsign john• Patterson, from, the lath Royal
• Veteran Battalion, to be Lieutenant, vice Campbell, ,
ceased-.
Roydl Newfoundland Fencibles Ensign 'Patrick Kelly to .be
Lieutenant, Vice'LOtt, promoted' in the 4Sth Foot. William
Kumble, tube
.Ensign, vice Kelly. •
Nova Scotia Fencibles, Henry
,Treyor, Gent. to be Ensign,
. , vice Glazenbrook;deceased. • ' •
' BREVET.
Major-General Thomas Graham to be Lieutenant-General
on a particular Setvice only.
Major-General Hildebrand Oakes to be Lieutenant-G-eneral,
in the Island of Malta only.
STAFF.
To be Chaplains to the -Forces.= j aims 'Allot, Clerk, late
Chaplain of Brigade in ;Portugal., lames Seim,- Clerk,
late ditto, 'ltichprd Burnett, Clerk, late Garrison Chap-
lain at Heligoland. - •

MEMORANDUM.

,The Appointment of Richard Macnamara, Gent. to be
Cornet in ine.2.lt Light Dragoons, as stated in the Gazettle
of the z4th ult. in nut tftken place.
Lieutenant Siragnan,ot the 56tli Foot, is superseded, being
absent without Rave.

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~ ERRATUM in the Gazette of the 31st March, :Bp.
For .Captain Thomas Abraham, from Half-pay of the, 16th
toot, to be Adjutant of the Royal Mintary College, with
the rank of Ensign, vice Dalgatty, read Captaih l'ltoinits
Abraham, on Halt-pay of the -16th root, to be. Adjutant of
the Royal Military College; with the temporary Jtank of
Capt.tim, vice Liaigatty. . , • .
I ii the.Gaiette of the 2.4 th tilt.
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. . 9,4 th toot.
• Fut Lieutenant Edward Kingdom to be Captain, of a Corn-
pan;, ny iiiirchas'e, vice Calulio.:ll,‘ read Lieutenant Ed-
wain iN.iiiii..o.u, t.., o.; Capt4lll,ol a.Conpany, without pur_
cii4sr,vit.e cainpoell.
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Commission in the Central Regiment of Staffordshire Local
h9r►lua, signed by,:his Majesty.
Tip be Adjutant--Shapland Swmney, Gent. • ,
Cominks'sion in the' 'Power Hamlets Militia, signed by the
• Lorn Lieutenant:
ist-Royal Regiment.
To be Lieutenant—Ensign William Pegg, vice Macnamara,
resigned.
T 9 be Ensigns—Charles Shiel, Gent, vice Pegg, promoted.
lolin M'Carthy, 'Gent. vice Laurence, resigned.
2d .Royal Regiment.
o be Lieutenant- Colunel--M2jor S'amuel Jackson, vice
V. ilsott deceased. • -
To be Major--Capt2in William .Forssteen, vice Jackson, pro-
Moted.
To- be Captain-- Fiederick. Macnamara, Esq vice" Forssteen,
promoted.
To be Ensign-. Robert Butler, Gent.. vice Stretch, resigned.
Commission in the Ayrshire Battalion of IUBe Local,Milltia,
• signed by the Lord Lieutenant. . •
To be Captain, by Brevet harks Dalrymple, Esq.
Commissions in the ,Derbyshire Local Militia, signed by the
Lord. Lieutenant:- , '
-Derby Regimint.
-To be Lieutenant.—Samuel Storer, Gent.
TO be Ensign.— George Hubbal, Gent.
Chatsworth Iteginient.
` To be Lieutenant . --13enjarnin Myott,, Gent. •
To be Ensign.—lohn Gaskell, Gent.
Esii.A•ruil't in the Gaiette of:the Oth May 18en.
Ohatsworth Regiment of Derbyshire LOcal Militia.
Fnr Harry liaChe Thornhill, Esq. to be Lieutenant- Colonel-
': Commandant, read Henry bad,. Thornhill, Esq. to be
Lieutenant- Coldnel.- Commandant t
In-the Gazqtte of the_t4th Ultimo.
ist Regiment of NOttinghamshire LocarMilitia.
For William alltst,- Esq:- to be Captain, read:Willixm Hurst,
: Gent. to' be Lieutertant.
• 3d
For Willtain Thornton, Gem. ,to be Ensign, read Edward
, Thornton, Gei t. to be Ensign.