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London, England, 1809-08-11 00:00:00

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'of September, 1808 : •
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" Napoleon, Emperor of the French, &c.
". Haying heard our Council of State, we have decreed as
follows
Art. I. The entrance of all eolenialloods coming from Hui-
land and Spain is prohibited, till ordered to the contrary.
Art. n: Vessels loaded witb these goods,. which shall enter.
Into the Weser and the Yade, sliall be seized and confiscated.
" Art. 111. This Decrerdoes not derogate from the .disposition
of the 9th of June, by which we have reserved to ourselvt.s the
right of permitting, under particular circumstances, the Introduc-
tion of cottons and woolhnts.
" Art. IV. Our Minister of Finance is charged with the cite.
cution of the present Decree. " NAPOLEON."

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;very thini.bere'tleiiertdaufinti'bribery: The Cos-
house OffiCoq-hive, the law in their own hands,
and we must iubmit to them. Trade is better.than
it has been, 7ncttlie intercourse between. Rio Janeiro
and this place; notwithstanding the numerous obsta-
cles to interrupt it, is• regularly: maintained. If the
Patriots succeed in Spain, these vast colonial depen-
dencies will continue united with the Parent State,
and the prohibitions with respect toi•any direct inter-
course with other States will beperpetuated. In that
case the trade with Great Britain will, as hitherto, be
conducted through the medium of Old Spain, and,
perhaps will net, on that account, be the less pro.
ductive to England, although it will be less advan-
tageous to these settlements. If the Patriots are un-
successful, and Spain 'should be subjected to the do-
minion of a French Prince, there c7:nnot be the
smallest doubt but that all connection with the mother
country will be broken off, and the colonies will
either be united to England, or, what is much more
probable, will declare their own independence, and
establish afree intercourse with all the nations of the
earth, from Which. as a great commercial people,
your country will acquire abundinflienalit."

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SIEGE OF GERONA.

FOREIGN INTELLI4rura4

AMSTERDAM, JULY M.

Our Court Gazette of this day contains observa-
tions on the public rumours, of the following impor-
tant tenor: • •

“ Thee are-truths, h is said, which must not be
avowea. Moments however arrive when the con.
cealtnent bf .these truths may be attended by the
worsetbatequences. Holland is in a eliificult situa-
tion. It enjoys, as well as other countries may, thy
advantage Of.possersing a prisclent Government ; but
how many disadvantages are there to be put in the
opposite balance !
t; A just, free, and solid Government, is the first
interest, the first advantage of every society. These
properties are, however, indispensably necessary in
such a country as Holland, as it cannot subsist if
a. y one of them be wanting.
44 The situation of France, Germany, or Italy is
diftrent. They- can support a period, of misfortune,
attd withstand the evils of an unjust, negligent, or
lint rovident Government. These countries may be
said to be capable of subsisting without trade. If
• I e.r territory remain, their existence never can de-
pend upon the extension of their commerce and the
exertion of all the mercantile activity of which they
are capable.

44 But we, on the contrary, have nothing but the
fishery, and the inheritance of that confidence and
credit which the Dutch of former times have so well
merited.

II 6;r chief' Interests are doubtless a free and well
consolidated government, the preservation of our
political existence, and the maintenance cif our credit
and reputation abroad. Here naturally arises the
qucstion—What was the cause of the ancient prospe-
rity of Holland ? It depended, principally,
C 6 I. On the great number, the wealth, the in-
dustry, and the virtues, of the middle classes of the
people.

‘g" '2. On the then situation of Ettrope, in which
the great Powers always endeavoured to render their
forces, both by land and sea, nearly equal, and to
maim:lain a balance with respect to each other--.--in
which marine armaments were far from having
reached their present degree of strength and perfec-
tion--in which .ve advanced at an equal pace with
those Powers—and in 'which the interest and the in-
clinations of all the d;fferent Powers concurred in
supporting the independence of cur country.
46 But what is at present our situation ? After the
shocks and revolutions of the last twenty years, we
still maintain our ground, while greater Power's have
fallen. Disorder and corruption in the finances have
already brought one great European Power to the
verge of destruction. These evils occasioned that
terrible convulsion which spread death, despair, and
mourning aver the, finest region of the world, and
finally brought in their train that greatest of all nris-
fortunes, a state of bankruptcy.
" Out credit and reputation remain, however, un-
touched. On the other hand, disorder and corrup-
than in the finances have led another and' not less
powerful nation, into an overstrained and unnatural
system ; the consequences -of which cannot be reflect-
ed on without horror. We, however, have the good
fortune to find oerselves in a situation, which, though
difficult, is still in the path of improvement.
" In those deplorable periods of convulsion ar,d
war, justice and the government of the laws have
been disregarded ; but we have still the happiness of
living under our own laws. We have not had to
submit to the caprice of an arbitrary Government,
nor have we to groan under the despotic insolence 'of
a conqueror. Our few resources have not bt.come
the booty of war. Our last hope has not, as in other
countries, been torn from us. We are, perhaps, the
only European people to.whom neither the conscrip-
t:on nor the impress is known. What more benefits
do we then look for ? In the dreadful contest which
has so long kept Europe in a State of fermentation,
we must be involved. But we have reason to thank
Pstoviorica, th.,..t the crisis. has approached at the
least unfavourable period, *ad far having conducted
us to Monarchy, and having, through it, created to
us a real 'state, or at least a real right of independ-
ence and political exigence."
JULY 28.—Our recent decree of the 30th March
must he repealed : No Americans are to be admitted
into France, or the ports of its allies, so long ass Eng-
land perseveres in the pretended right of search ; the
goods now arrived will bi sequestrated. What con-
fusion will this create ! Among other rumours, one
is, that our King removes to Austria, and that this
country will be annexed to Prance: Clearly some
great changes are about to take place.
The following prohibition of the admission ot Co-
lonial Merchandize has been promulgated r--
An Imperial decision of the.l7th of July, 1809,
has referred to the IcrperialDecree of the 4th ofJune
lag, which had re-established the relattiOna with Hol-
land, on the footing on which they were before the '
Decree of the 16th of September, 1808, the (mar
of
which is as follows :
Extratt from the minutes in the otce of the Se-

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• FRIDAY, AUGUST
.PRICE OF STOCKS.MIS DAY AT ON::: O'CLOCK
per Cent. Cons. 6,li—for money osiii—Ocnn'om 1 prem..
Exthequer Bills 6s. to los. prem.
• THE "GRAND EXPEDITION.
We have now to emnounce several arrivals from
the mouths of the Scheldt, viz, a bye-boat at Yar-
mouth ; the -.Yong, 74, in the Downs ; a Dutch
schuyt; at Margate; one of the Deal-boats, at Deal ;,,
; and Sir WILLIAiI CURTIS'S yacht, in the River.
We have received a voluminous journal of the ifege We cannot doubt that by these vessels a variety of
of Gerona, a city in Catalonia, which is anxious to, letters have been received at the Post-Office ; but as
emulate at the same time the former reputation of they had not been delivered out when this Paper was
this province, and the more recent glory attained by
put to press, we must content ourselves for the pre-
Saragossa. We have room only fur a few abridged
extrcts from this noble diary : sent with stating, that all of these vessels left the
JUNE 25.—The bombardment has lasted eleven • Scheldt at different hours in the course of Wednes.
days, without any intermission, day or night. About day—the Deal boat so late as seven o'clock in the
evening of that
°day, at which time Flushing still con-
eight bombs are discharged every quarter of: an our.
Some houses have received from 20 to 26 ; n hsome d
hold out.d tinned to
convents more than 90. t • .
l the various unfounded and contradictory
On the I7th, the tower of St. Lewis was attacked, To detail
and after the enemy had been twice driven away, rumours which. are industriously circulated, when
was destroyed. This enabled the enemy to attack any arrival can be mentioned (and often when.tlere
and take the tower of St. Narciso, and afterwards is no errival) to give plausibility to the fabrications,
that of St. Daniel ; the draw-bridge being destroy-1 w
ou dbe worse than idle. We can only state that
ed, and the garrison having made its retreat in good
order. the accounts of the state of preparation of the enemy
Jtme 26.—A proclamation was. this day puhliFh- which we laid tefore the public some days ago, are
ed, declaring the determination of the principal citi- confirmed by the present arrivals. Flushing was well
zens to behold with indifference the destruction of prepared for the attack, and has even been reinforced
their houses and effects ; relying upon the
_justice ofi
from Cadsand since our fleet passed through the Verei
the nation, which would not fail to grant them the 1
same distinction and privileges which were givep to Gat, and Antwerp is in a still better. state of defence.
Saragossa, whcse example Gerona would emulate. The following are the notices received by us this
The ladies of the city, at the same time, arc declared morning from the outports, relative to the arrival.;
to have merited the rewards due to patriotism.— from the Scheldt
Their servie,:s on the 17th. are especially praised;
when they appeared on the works, carrying ammu-
nition and provisions to those 'who were actually
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fighting.

•Y.

YARMOUTH,. AUGUST to.
4, Flushing had not surrendered when the bye boat
left them yesterday (Wednesday) morning.. She
brings letters from the Fleet. At the time of her de-
parture Flushing was closely invested—the town on
fire in several places, and hourly expected to sur-
render.

JUNE- 28.—The bombardment, which has never
ceased, has been succeeded by red-hot balls, which
are fired in so great abundance upon Monjuich, that
many fall into the city. As the efforts of the enemy
are principally directed against this castle, our prin-
cipal means of defence are applied to this spot. We
shall not fail to make the enemy feel the superiority
of our artillery, and that he is exhausting his strength
upon a rock which bids defiance to his efforts.
On the 25th, 26th, and 27th,_the bombardment of
the castle was incessant from the tower of St. I)aniel.
The Governor has granted badges of distinction to
many of the company of the deronese crusade, and , •
rewards to several officers, in the name of Ferdinand
VII. On the 26th, General Fabre sent a summons
to the Governor of the Castle of Mequinenza-to sur-
render, in which the General intimated that the Ge-
neral in Chief had ordered heavy artillery, miners, &c.
to be sent against the castle, which he had implored
him not to do. The 'Commandant of the Castle sent
the following answer :
" I Inverted your stuntnons, and am sorry for the request you
node to•your General. I beg of you 10 use your influence wilt
him to entrust you with his heavy artillery, miners, and sappers,
that you may experience what a brave gwrison and inhabitants
can effect, who know only to conquer or die."
JULY 11—The Governor made known dispatches
received from the _Marquis of Compiguy, Governor.
Genera} of Catalonia, promising, in the name of the
ILIYIIIO2 -that all buildings destroyed, shoti.ld be rebuilt
at the public expence.
Amy 2.—The enemy, though so long in possession
of the toerersi cannot avail himself of those positions,
owing to the fire of Monjuich.
JULY S.—The following docturteuts have:been pub-
lished :
"'foal the Camp before Gerona, July I; IEO9.
" GOVLANOI-I,havethebonour to inform you, that lam au-
thorised by his Excellency Count St. Cyr, General In Chit:Co/the
French army, to make suitable proposals to you, under "the pre-
sent circumstances.
" I invite you to send me one of your Officers, who enjoys your
confidenci, that he may confer with me In the adva,nced posts,
where he left the prisoner who carries thin letter.
~ rl so avoid false interpretations, you may associate with him a
Member of the Junta, and one of the superior Clergy. We stop the press at two o'clock to announce that
" I have the honour to be, &c. o
(signed) " KIitGENER, Baron de Planta." we have just seen letters from Walcheren, of the Bth'
ANSWER. i instant ; and by a vessel which came away on the 9th,
" Moat Ixcellent Sir—l Lave nothing to treat about with in the evening, and which was at noreat distance
your Excellency; I am more titan sufficiently g
acquainted with from the Island the whole of that day, we learn that
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, your intentions, and for the future, your Excellency will under-
stand, that I shall not admit or respect any flag of truce or trum- 'es---sm- batteries had opened upon Flushing that morning.
peter."
. We may therefore hope that we shall speedily heart
bitants of both sexes of this city, :could not credit
JULY 4.—They who are acquainted with the inha-
. of the Surrender of that important Fortress, arid that
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the composufe and tranquillity with which the terrible [our Army may be at liberty to pursue its ulterior,
bombardment is endured. But we are assured that
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objects.
Isuccours will arrive at a proper time, which will in, 1 on
tbe'irii, in the evening, the enemy re ode a sortie
flict vengeance im, the. enemy for his rash attempt i l'
ns
and this is sufficient to induce every one lo attelgi to: 444;e.iderable force an the right, whereMajorsc,e-
his own duties, without indulging in a Vnia curiosity neTal eitangar commanded. The affair lasted fsb6ut
, 1
concerning the projects of the chiefsrresplied that two hours, when the enemy Igea vi
the obstinacf•of an inhuman race shall ifot a.reary out
.with considerable loss. One •Lieutenant-Colonel five
the constancy and fidelity of Gerona. ' - . ' • • .• l.
of
inferior, ficers, and 70 men, were made prisoners. • i
JULY 5.-%A formidable battery of . f7-.Pleces o
cannon had been raised, within half a nutsket-Shot of , ' 'Our loss consists of nine officers wounded, -twenty
the cestleof Idonjuich ; end another battery.of grenades mean killed, and 126 wounded. The 2d Batt-ARO-a and red-hot balls, besides two other batteries of eight Royals, sth, and 36th Reiments, were en
funs: ' These are constantly employed against Mon-
g gaged.,
juich, which is answered with the ittMOSt valour by Names of the officers Woundd..
lieutenant Grant, of the R.oyal Artillery, slightly.
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our brilliant artillery, The Govergor
.of Monjuich
sth Regiment of Foot—Brig' ade•Majer Bird, missing • Captain
sends intelligence, that .though ,150 men ..have been Hamilton, badly . 7
wounded; Lieutenant Birds slightly i En-
employed to clear away the ruins of ane of the has- ,
sign Galbraith, ditto; Ensign Walter, ditto. •
tions, they increase very fast-
Bth Ditto= Lieutenant Clark, badly.
The Governor. of the fortress. in .coe,sitleration of • . .
German Legion—Lieutenant Du Fay, badly; Ensign Hids-
the *g ',mat valour displayed by, the females Of Gerona,
mon, ditto. .
andln order to organize their eiertions,oliela instituted ,
, •_- • , The Garrison had been reinforced- from Cadsand,
a female company, wjtich is to.co.operam,m,.the tie-
* and the numbers are, by the lowest computation,
&ice of the place. The.following are mile .0(
instructions published tai the occasion ;• .
~, •. • estimated at 5000 men. • • - • I
•I. The company of Geronese women shall ka-ca/ted the cope- The weather bad been most stormy, which had to
parry of St.liarbara.
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!. and 3. It shall consist of 200 members, with 4 commanders, a certain extent impeded the opera[ ons of our army-
-8 heads of squadrons, and eight serjeants, all being women; all Ina this obstacle exists no longer. :
of whom &di be dist inguishi.d by a red scarf.
4. Whenever the generale shall beat, the 4 iiinisions each of 50 Heligoland Mail is arrived, but brings no inter-
women, shalt proceed to the four spots pointed out, attended by ligAence ofanyimportance. 'lt appears that Peace
their female oflieers. -
was-not concluded on the 26th, and there is reason to
-• 5. Each commander shall ,be.attended by eight women, who.believe
that the-Emperor of At:swata had rather been
shall be charged faith supplying m aier where necessary. 'I he re-
Mainder shall take care of the wounded, tarrying theui to thahos- led to agree to the Armistice, than MI to have pressed
pals, &c.
it upon his Generals.

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" Preparations are making here for the reception
1 of nOO sick and wounded men, from the Fleet off
Flushing.
" The AGINcouRT, NAmun, and two other line of
battle ships are expected here, to join .the Texel.
squadron."

1, MARGATE, AUQUST 10.
" A person came on .shore this morning from a
Dutch schuyt, which left Campvere at four o'clock
yesterday afternoon, at which time Flushing had not
surrendered.

- ‘, Sir William Curtis's yacht is now
through tovvards the River."

passing

“ DEAL, AUGUST 10.
44 A boat belonging to this place which arrived
here from off Flushing last evening, about seven ,
o'clock, brings the following particulars :—Flushing
had not surrendered on Tuesday evening ; a battery
or 100 guns was erecting against it, and nearly corn-
pleted ; but from motives of humanity its destructive
efforts were to be avoided till all means of accommo-1
dation shall have been refused by the garrison.”
ANOTHER LETTER-SAME DATE.
" The YORK, of 74 guns, arrived this evening, at
half past four, from the Atm:meat.
" A boat is just landed, by which I am informed
that the YORK left the fleet yesterday, and has on
board WO prisoners. Flushing had not then surren-
-1 derecL--.5. P. M."

SECOND EDITION.

vigorou;l7' repulsed

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'Our force has, we understand, cortatnenced
blockade of the Mauritius, and there appears maai
reason to calculate upon its rednctien. The valve.
of the Mauritius to this cotentry, both in a cionmerciA
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and a political point of view, cannot be
unknown tt
auy man whin has taken the least trouble to inritl4.2
upon alae subject.. This island notoriously afforded %
the enemy an opportunity of committing perpetualda-:
predation* upon riot trade, insomuch indeed, that the
loss to British subjects by insurances alone has fatoi,
fors several years back calculated to ioaaannt o..s.avt. •
lacks of rupees yearly..... •
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• Such a calculation was in fact made settle rtoatlo
since by a Proprietor of one of the principal insorant,
offices, and a repiesentation founded uport it waslaia
before Ministers. Burtheloss to our general traie
it is impossible to calculate ; for in consequence cfoa
peculiarity of our commerce in the Indian seas, ail
the nature of the monsoons, it is utterly impracticatoe
to furnish such convoys as eau effectually tiara
against the danger to be apprehended to our shippill
while the. Mauritius remain in the possession of Franc;
Indeed we are ass-oi•ed that it *mold be absurd to sup.
pose that any possible superiority of the British Nur
could wholly prevent the clandestine intercourse
the enemy with Asia, while be holds a footing in ch.
important station. This presents- a consideratiaa of
great political consequence to this coentry ; f,r, too!,;
the facilities of the Arabian flag, the enemy is era.
bled, through the medium of the Mauritius, to rnaia,
taio an intimate connection with several oartsOf India,
He has in fact, at this -moment, a dopot in the cat;
of Persia, where the Imaun of Mio,cat, whohas
a
very strong position at the entrance of that Guys, is
entirely devoted to him. But in vain this derotuir...-
or that even of a second Tippoo, or any rioti,:;,
Prince—rain indeei, the utmost efforts •to be oppre.
headed from the rrench navy, though it were fat
times more powerful than it is now, ac to Indiac.
operations, if the Mauritius be for ever separated frcu
the French Empire.
The importance and peke.. eability of such a sti.o,
ration may be fully decided upon from thefollevang
opinions, which are entitled •to the 'highest respect
and attention
" I have already proved that the Isle of Pratrze depends,
great measur4 for is sobsicrtnct., on the island of Madapsezr.
. ard'th!! dependet7cei. alnointe in tiries of great calarniti,,s.
tape of Goad Hope afibrdc'resources then which are distant.
pensive, uncertain, and in every respect insufficien:."—Atrr
RocilOW.

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" This Colony impbrts its plate from China, its linen rad
clothes fvom the Indies, its slaves and cattle from Madagascar,
part of its provisioes from the Cape of. Good Hope, its money
from Cadiz, ainf its Administration from France. Great Britaia
sees with a jealous eye their rivals poietssed of a Settlement where
the ruin of her property in Asia may.ble prepared. .At the break-
ing out of a war her utmostefrortivrill certainly be exerted maim
a C4iony that threatens her S4:test treasures. What a misfars
tune for France, should she suffer herself to be deprived of ft.
• " Some engineers have imagined that batteries judiciously dis-
posed along the coast, would be ant4cient to prevent the beffiegen
from landing, but it has been since ascertained, the island is ac-
cessible to boats in the greatest part of itscircurnference, and :Lai
even in several places a descent could be effected by force wider
protection of the men ot war ; this plan, therefore, was telia-
quished. It has been understood that there would be a consiet.
able number of posts to fortify, that the expenses would be etl4-
less—that too many troops would be wanted--and that the Alit
tribution of them would leave every point exposed insure corisw
quence of a landing executed suddeni y or by surpriv,"
wain Reheat..
" I think it is very much to be regretted that the British Go-
veroment in the last war, did not direct its efforts against this
is land. A.well-directed IsZow against the root of the tree %%
have caused all its branches to fall. h would have been the
certai., and quickest method for subduing the French pow r is
this quarter of the globe. Had tlilt mrasurts been aditpted, the Erg-
lish would not only have been able to overthrow Hytler Alhi, but
even to give a go,..ri acc.,or t of the Dutch and Spanish settlement
in the East Incites. .i.be init.:Pi:ants at this Island, laugh
at our not having setit in the 6, ni the war, Sir Esiward
Hughes's squadron to attach It on his to `.'arras; one of the
must respectable pent: a iu the town, tran.;...; an, they
were much afraid of it, and that the island was in .s. h a bad
state of delence, that anticipating this event, they had .::ready
began to think of articles ot capLulatlon. The hies of France and
,llourbon would have iniallibly relict into our hands, forat this to
scarcely any workout dettace had be.. n raised, and there were nut
beyond five hundred k.UroPeitil regnlxr troops in the two islai.ds•
It would nut, pernaps, be a very tiiiheult thing for some men of
war and frigates stationed between the isles of France, ilourbon,
and Madagascar, with two cruisers fixed' ta the South East;
two to the South West, or to wiadward of she Island, to reduce
Port Louis by fatnine itua•abort space of time ; the troe: s to be
sent should be k.uropeana,•or dopey., sent from Madras; or FA-
ropeans sent trout Lnglaod itsefr.--1 think that four thousand
Europeans alone; or two ehousaud huroyeatis, and tour Owe-
sand Sepoys with a just proportion of ships of war, would cone
pletely effectuate this euterpi Ise. " (.:aptain MuKao."
" I accordiugiy declare it to be my opinion, the Isles of France
will one day astonish iturope and stn by its riches ; the Varier
and abandauce ot its productitris, and the resources of its flume-
' runs population ; in the course of fiesc it will hale great influ-
ence on the cotninerce of Lurope aad the Indies, and incalcula-
bly extend the advantages of the nation, who possesses it in that
quarter or the globe." " 1-o.icy (says the Abbe Kai par) foresees
mast if the asks of trance were to bra ahaadoneuithe rogliah would
drive all turciga nations out of the seas of zssia, and would poi-
ses, th.vnselve. of all the riches et cheer Vast commie,.
" at ccissintia."

Yesterday morning Ministers received dispatches
from the Brazils.
The Atlas, Admiral Platy's, was fitted up on the
evening, of the 2.5 d tlt. and converted into magnificent
apartments, for a ball and supper to the ladies of
Cadiz. The entertainment is said to have cost at
le.4t two thousand dollars !
Mr. jiattats has transferred his property in Coven!.
garden Theatret to. hii son, in the event of his own
_decease.,
Parliirtient,Was yesterday prorogued by Commis-
-0,,g0n in the usual form, till i'll.:; .day the 2Sth of Sep-
tember next, The Commissioners were, the LoND
CHANOLLI.OIt, the Earls of Wt.ssi rIORLAND and LivElt-
root. Tae Commoners were represented by Mr. Lag,
Jun. and the Officers of the House.
An elopement took place not many days ago, from
the neighbourhood of Brentwocd, in Essex ; the par-
ties were the juvenile wife of an Esculapian Professor,
and her husband's assistant; what adds to the turpi-
tude of the action is, that the Lady has been marricd
only. about .14 months, and bits deserted an infant not
. three nionths old. ' ; .
.. Morldirevening last a Ire broke out on the pre
raises Of Mr. TuATE.Lxv,. at -Ram‘clen-hall .F.tant
near COlcfiester, Essex, which was occasioned by 2
• servant tiettingifire to some straw in a henroost wbil
;catching ionit--poultry; the fire broke out in•si build..
ing adjoining to a large barn, in which was.a cosi-
derable quantity of corn in sacks ready for.l.ll3rkett
which was consumed with the barn in a very short
time ; the flames were prevented communicating :)
the dwelling-house by. a favourable wind. The t.i•-•
mate is estimated at upwards of 74,01. .

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