Star.
London, England, 1812-04-04 00:00:00

L'ORIENT SQUADRON.

That this armament is now on its way to South
America, as we have already ventured to conjecture,
there tan be little doubt ; and we are sorry to be
obliged to add, that some of our outward-bound
West Indiamen have been captured.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Sunday night last, the brig Martin, of Dublin,
from Tenerife, arrived in Kinsale harbour. The
Martin fell in with the Mary outward-bound West
Indiaman, in lat. 46. N. on the 14th of March, the
Captain of which stated, that he was in compfny
with three other sail of West lndiamen, when they
fell in with a French fleet, consisting of six sail of the
line and two frigates, who captured the three other
vessels, she being the only one which escaped.
The following are the names of the ships captured
The Ulysses, BRAID, for Surinam.
The Cane, RICHARDS, for Barbadoes. '

The Richard Walker, LATHAM, for Jamaica.

The above sailed from Cork on the 12th March, in
Pompany with the Mary, JENKINS, the vessel that
escaped.
In addition to the above we have to state, that the
Rovza, of 18 guns, which has.arrived at Portsmouth
from the Mediterranean, when in lat. 44. 35. long.
14.28. spoke a sloop that had seen, on the day before,
four sail of the line and three frigates, minding to
the North-west, under a press of sail. Again, on the
flst, in lat. 47. 55. long.. 16. 33. she fell in with a
schOoner, evidently from Gibraltar, that had been
plundered and abandoned by the enemy on the 19th.
It was on the 9th the enemy left L'Orient, and it
would thus appear, that up to the 20th, they had suf-
fered no interruption on their cruize. From the course
they have steered, it is evident that their first object
was to pick up our homeward or outward-bound East
Indiamen, and then to proceed across the Atlantic.

Afoxiteurs, and other French Papers, to -the 28th
tlt. have been received. They are silent on the sub-
ject of the EMPEROR'S intended journey to the North,
but they give us reason to hope that Peace between
Russia and Turkey is not far distant. The Moniteur
admits the truth of the account we some time since
published relative to the disturbances in Normandy,
in consequence of the dearness of provisions. The
principal rioters, as we have already stated, were im-
mediately tried by a military commission, and in-
stand; shot. Such are some of the superior blessings
enjoyed by the people of France over those of England!
The rioters of England are allowed the full benefit of
trial by Jury before an independent constitutional
Judge, and if found guilty are sentenced only to trifling
punishments, and even recommended to mercy, while
the superiorly blessed people of Ftance are instantly
brought before a Military Commission appointed by
the Government, and with the mere form and
mockery of trial, are immediately shot ! !

FALMOUTH, APRIL 1.
Sailed the Duke of Kent packet with mails for
Lisbon ; CONQUESTADOR and ROTA for Plymouth.
Wind W.N.W. to S.W. '
PLYMOUTH, APRII, 2.

•
Came in the CONQUESTADOR and ROTA from Fal-
mouth ; and the Eclipse, Atnerican ship, of 6 guns
and 28 men, from Baltimore for Bourdeaux, detained
by his Majesty's ship RHIN. Arrived the ALERT
sloop of war with the Mextan, Fame, Mary, Devon-
shire, Eliza, Hope, and Ann, all for Newfoundland ;
and the DIANA frigate from the Westward.

By the Armatta, arrived at Liverpool from New
York, we learn, that Congress had authorized a loan
0111,000,000 of dollars—that a considerable part of
the amount was already subscribed—and that direct
taxes and double duties were laid on to raise three
millions more.

••••==..........., —.
Yesterday, the Dukes of Yostet and MONTROSE
transacted business with the PRINCE REGENT, at Carl-
ton House.

The Remancita, from the Spanish Colonies in the.
West, which had been,taken by a French privateer
titer she had touched at Cadiz in her voyage to Great
Ititain, has been recaptured by one of our frigates,
!lid with the privateer has been sent into Cork.
Ilet cargo was valued at much above £lOO,OOO.
The GRAMPUS, of 50 guns, Commodore COBURN,
is immediately to sail for the purpose of taking the
Commissioners to the Spanish settlements who liave
been appointed to mediate between them and the
Parent State.
The failarned Baron GERAatU, whom we men-
tioned )etterslay to have been arrested under a war-
ram from
—the SLCRETAay of STATE, was sent off yes-1
teMaY 10 the coast in a chaise and four from whence,
under the Alien Act, he is to be conveyed out of the
"nu,. It is said that a correspondence of a very
unbecoming nature was discovered betWcen him and
persf,ns in Sicily. It is also said that lie- had written
to-Ministers, makingtvery exorbitant demands on the
gentrvsity, aid had become extremely trou-
**some, not only for his importunity, but for the
atenaces with which his applications were accom-

SPORVArG DIrELLICENCE:
, -i.......„. _
NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1812. - It has been recently decided that in cases of. Reg -
FRIDAY, APRIL 8. 1 illents coming from the Irish to the English Etta-
Lent Sullied's cb. f. by Eagle, out of a ibter to Petworth,
blishment, the final part of the bounty for such m-
a yrs aid, au. 41b. beat Major Wi/son's bb f. sister to Bolter,.
2 yrs old, 7st. 41b. Two-yr-old C. 100 p. h. ft.-6 to 4 agar Ld ' cruits as happen to join at Head-quarters, subsequent,
Suffield's ch. f. Ito the date of the arrival of the Regiment in Eng-
Sweepstakes of 50p 1. each, 40 rt. fot 8-yr-old cola and fillies that , land, may be charged in the accounts with that est.'-
hies started and never won. 'T. Y. C. I blishment, and vice versa, upon the transfer of corps
Sir Mare 1
C. Banbury's b. c. Scout, by Sorcerer, out of his Gohanna from the English to the Irish establishment.
- - 1

tHE ARMY,

Mr. Watson's c. by Beningbrough . - 2 I The Second Battalion of Fiat excellent Regiment
Mr. Blake's Pupil - - - . 3 the 6th Foot, is again fit for service, and expect to
Five to four on Scout.
follow their Colonel, Sir GEORGE NUGENT, to India.
Sweepstakes of 200 gs. each, h. ft. Ab. M.
Mr. Craven's Dimity, list. 10Ib. . - 1 The Cavan Light Infantry Militia, quartered in
Duke of Rutland's Grimalkin, Bst. Mb. - ' 2 Dublin, have got the routelor Wexford, and the City
Gen. Gower's Cressida, Bst. 101 b. - - 8 lof Limerick Militia, have also got the route for Cir.
Mr. aarbish's Beverley, sat. Ilb. - - 4 ; low. The Antrim and the Royal Cork City Regi-
'l hrce to 1 apt Dimiry-6 to 4 ape Grimalkin.
Mr. BatS' ei'S Illumination, Bst. Ilb. beat Mr. Vansittart's Glow. thents of Militia, are to teplace the above Regiments
tt ster, 7A. 1 alb. Two-yr-old C. 50gs.-6 to 4on illumination. in the duty of Dublin gar) ison.
Sweepstakes of 20gs. each, for 2-yr-old colts, carrying Bst. 61b. A draft of boys front Cie Royal Military Asylum,
and fillies, Bst. Mb. T. Y. C. I
Sir J. Shelles Manikin - - . Iy'
who have been enlisted to be trained as trumpeters
Mr. Wilson's f. by Alexander the Great, out of Wizard's dams and drummers, were this week forwarded from
Mr. I.adbroke's 1. by Orville, out of Selitn's dam - 3 1 Chelsea to their respective regiments.
Three to 1 apt Manikin-6 to 4 apt Mr. Wilson's f. I
Tuesday, as two officers of the South Gloucester
A Subscription Plate of £5O, fur 2-year olds, carrying 6st. 71b, I
S-year olds, Bst. 41b. 4-year olds, Vie tsib. 5-year olds, 95t. Militia (Lieutenants) with two privates, were going
41b. 6-year olds and aged, est. 81b. D. M. off to the prison ships in the river Tamar, the sad
Lord I.owther's chesnut colt, Flash - - 1 suddenly jibbed, when Lieutenant WYNNE and one
Mr. Pigot's b. c. Mantidarnun (late Reveller) - 2 of the privates were drowned.
Sir W. W. Wynn's b. c. Manikin - - 3
3to 1 apt Flash-5 to 1 apt Illumination. ! The Colours and Staff of the 54th regiment having
Major Wilson's Bolter, Bst. beat the Duke of Grafton's Whale- arrived at Ipswich from the West Indies, to join 300
bone, 85:. 91b. Across the Flat, I 50gs. h. it.-6 to 4on Bolter. fine young lads of that corps, stationed there under
Lord Sackville's br.f. by Dick Andrews, Bst. beat Lord C. H.
Somerset's Julian, tiat. 71b. Ab. M. 50p. . command of Captain Butaurty-chiefly volunteers
5t04 on Lord Sackville s br. f. -. from the Militia, that Regiment was reviewed on
------ *.• 'Wednesday last by the Honourable Major General
STEW ART, of the 95th, who expressed himself much
satisfied with their appearance.
SIEGE OF BADAJOS.
" ON 111 E GUADIANA, MARCH 20.
" My last letter to you was dated from the Banks of the
Agueda, and the Coa, and having made ourselves masters of Ciu-
dad Rodrigo, by an operation as rapid and as brilliant as has taken
place this war, we thought we should have had a little leisure.-
Horse-racing and hunting were to be the order of the day, and
I did not think my letter would haye had any others feats to men.
tion than those performed against the " beasts of the field, and
the birds of the air." But our great Commander is not for letting
us lie idle. Having seen that MARMONT was not very speedy
in marching to succour Ciudad Rodrigo, though he was so near
it, he determined to give hint a longer chase, and on a sudden it
was notified in General Orders, that heavy artillery, baggage, and
. all the divisions of the army, were to move southward without
loss of time-" Hey for Badaj rs," was the universal acclamation,
and we set off full of confidence that we should soon make our-
selves masters of it. You know 1 ant in the division in which
Lord &a et TY a it serves, as galia,;3 an officer and as good a fellow
as ever Herd. 'I hat division, the 6th, and another, were, we
i were assured, to have the honour of carrying on the siege, and of
course we set off first. Luckily the weather was fine during the
i whole march from the Agueda, and we got to Portalegre by
• forced marches. There we halted a day or two to get fresh
clothing, and to wait for the stores and heavy artillery from Lis-
: bon. We then set off for Elm, and remained there till lord
8 WettiNGTON came to review us and give us the final orders.
" While we were there, some deserters from Badajos were
brought in, and examitied before his Lordship. I understand they
all agreed that the place was very strong ; that there was plenty of
ammunition, but a great scarcity of grain ; that little bad been
brought in from the surrousdinetountry, on account of General
HiLL's previous. movements on the Alentejo, which had pro-
duced the effect of making the enemy keep at a respectful distance
1 from the Guadiana. However, they state, that the Governor
PtiILIPPON was a resolute and determined Officer, and will de-
' fend the place to the last extremity. We moved front Elves on the
13th, and got to our present positron on the 15th, in the everting.
" Lord WELLINGTON accompanied the three divisions ap-
pointed to carry on the siege. We invested it the next day, and '
his Lordship ordering the Engineers to trace the first parallel as
close as possible to the outworks, we were, before nightfall en
the 17th, io the trenches, about two hundred yards from the
enemy's works, and had completed our first parallel, and begun
I our second. Rapid work this. 'lke enemy kept up, all the l'ah,
I a heavy fire upon us, which did us however but little damage,
and occasioned no interruption at all in canying on the.works.-
We had nut more than 40 men killed or wounded in the trench,
as small a number as possible, considering the nature of the
work and our contiguity to,the enemy's battery. The 18th, we
I proceeded on our second parallel, but not so rapidly as cn the
I day before, a heavy rain setting in, which continued t .e whole
' day. 1 suppose ate enemy thought our works would be damaged
by it, anri our ardour damped; for on the 19th we observe'
them first make some signals, and a considerable bustle in that
I part of the town nearest oua left flank. .'phis was to deceive us
into aa idea of at attack bein; meditated upon that part of our
parallel; bat It did not throw us off our guard on our right flank.
We were prepared to receive them on either side, and Lae wea-
ther, which had been hasy as well as rainy, just then clearing
up, we observed a column pushing out upou our right.-" 'I hey
are coming," and" Have. at them," was the exclamation of our
gallant fellows, who longed for the attack, and we dashed at
them in good style. They did not like us at all, and if the Go-
vernur saw the manner in which they were received, I think he
would not risk another sortie. Poor CuTusatur fell early in
the attack. I have not heard of any other Officer killed or
makingthe the enemouni
wounded.
tno r
beacta
it but
half 0 t
The hottest press that has taken place for someutrhemyefnolwioewreed
notthenial.ainlettwer e tO
years in Dublin, was on the river Li ffy, on Thursdaythent were tither killed or wounded. 'they
se'nnight ; and a number of fine able-bodied seamen have cottoned themselves since to a heavy discharge from their
were procured for the service. battenes, which I must say are extremely welt served.
The brig Hope, of London, SAMUEL BROWNING, " General Hut. has the command of the covering party, and
master, from Plymouth to Carearvon, in ballast, 101111- we meet that we shall have a general battle before we make
dered in a gale off the Saltees, List Tuesday night, the ourselves masters of the place. But if the enem ado mean to do
any thing, they must come soon, for we go on rly as we
ballast having shifted and the pumps choaked. One . did before Quaid Rodrigo. A summons, it is said, will be sent
Man was lost. Captain Browning, his brother Samuel,' in to-wow. 1 heat diet the French, it they draw North and
George Fothergill, mate, and five seamen saved their' South, Ind pin ,ego being about 6.1,000 men against us. We can
lives in the ship's boat (notsmore than fourteen feet avower abaft/kW poo,and I suppose we shall not decline a battle."
-
long) and landed at Ardmore, near Youghal, the fol- ..,
The fouovaing sketch, drawn up by an eye-witness
lowing night, exhausted from fatigue, cold, hunger,
and thirst, having been exposed to the inclemency of
of the attempts mide last year by the Allies upon
I this important fortress, cannot fail to be highly irate-
the weather for upwards of 24 hours, in a raging sea • -
' i restn a lg. t the present period :
without provisions or covering, compass, sail, or •
rudder. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
Another armed American merchant vessel has been stn-1 behbld with sincere pleasure, in a recent Gazette, the
00ffficcieurdsadw who
brought into Plymouth. She was bound from Bal-1
Rodrigo, distinguished
prootedthetillesealvueseriormuchk
timoretoßouldeaux. From this circumstance it would I litsanitheelsciftormtTioe
in the Army. storming of
measure will be productive of much good,
appear that the American Democrats are tool-hardy • and is the sure way to cause emulation in all ranks; and will be
enough to risk the lives of their seamen in spite of the • the means of calling forth, in an eminent degree, those exertions .
negative put by Congress upon the absurd proposal
which are se conspicuotis in British Officers on every occa. sion.
; The °facers of the British Army ever look up to has Royal
for arming neutral merchantmen. • i Highness the Commander in Chief with heart-felt sat sfactfost
"The American dispatches, taken from on board the i for the manner be has rewarded Officers of that description.-
American ship Hotspur, bound from Baltimore to si But what I wish to call your attention to is the parties compos-
Bordeaux, are said to have been traced to the Regis- I, big the &uehmenu who attempted to storm Fort SeChristoval,
ter-effice in Doctors' Commons, where, says the re.
d that°z:nW-
• taleyfront of
inßadaj
totnrprtihzee '
Campo,
poi
nMtbany or snidione ;
oafnmd
analtyhmou gh
port, they were seen yesterday by a Gentleman inte- i airy Characters, they are equally entitled to some degree of ere-
rested in, the ship. According to this account there die, as well as their brethren at Ciudad Rodrigo ; and as the par-
were three inclosures, two of them addressed to the titulars of that affaiharesrehoadfav,ec
itnehneayttenorpuoargyp peered before the Public, I
American Minister in France, both of which are stn- trust
will bbeedreeemilneti lobatittlerrimeayosptaetniedugthemagaottororut.
ted to have been opened, and put together.again with st.Christoval on the morning of the 3d June last ; on the 6th, a
wafers ; the other was addressed to Mr. Linoo, the breach was considered practicable, when Major-General House
American Consul at Bordeaux, the seal if which ap- TON, accordingly, ordered a detachment from the Si st and $
p ass not to have been broken. : Light Infantry Regiments, under the command of Lieutenant.. e
, colonel hiacasterosu, 85th. '1 he party paraded in rear hi
Bonaparte has issued a decree, dated March 12, our baueries at half-past eight in the evening, and about nine
by which all distillers of Geneva, who are exempted they adi'ancels under a ',Wry fire of musketry, shot, and shell
from the prohibition to distil, contained in the decree from the town, with the utmost intrepidity : the advanced party
of February 144, are prohibited from augmenting the was_ w
led by Ens'go D. r AS, 01 the 51st, whovolunteered that ditty.
of
number of stills which they worked at the above pe- , threw
g r ..avr nt
nv ue dm
at the
lightbetedot °f the bnlarge shells alillth e eae
gre-y
ber
riod, or from consuming a greater quantity •of grain i nades,_ which unfortunately did great execution amongst our man;
than they did on the lit of February. they al:o threw over blur-LIPILO, 41 order to KG them the more

fialalp,./ it If as pretty dart at the dais. It wit tiell imillidOlt
the enemy had cleated away all the rubbish from the bottom of
the escarp*, Mid the ladders with which they were phettietlEVETO
'band to be considerably too short. Notwithstanding all these
disasters, nothing could equal the bravery and 'trash:less of both
officers and men on this trying occasion. After serail ensues
tessfulateempta, we were obliged to retire with considerable km.
The conduct of Captain Plectra of the Slat was particularly
conspicuous, for the manner he collected the wounded, ad
brought them off, under a heavy fire from the enemy's works.
Lieutenant BEARE/111LT of the 61st, and Lieutenant Motroll,
were the only offirera wounded.
The tire on Fort Sr. Christoval continued during the 7th, Btle,.
and 9th. On the latter day, a breach in the will appeared prac-
ticable, when Generzl HoesToon ordered another detaeliment
from the 51st and 115th British regiments, and also a detachment
from the Portuguese regiments: the whole was under the corn-
mu dof Mulct ttotAcHr of the 17th Portuguese regiment,
who in a most handsome manner, vol•inteereAl his services. The
Officers destined to command the two parties were Capt. Sr ea- .
Lis, 51st, the British, and Captain BUDD the ..ortuguese ; each
party consisted of three Subalterns, tw • Sedum', and too raiik
(
and file. These Officers est re employed during the 7th, eth,
and 9th, In reconnoitring the brae'', aol the differert . pp nachos
to it. About niac o'clock in the evening of the 9th, tn. p ‘rties
pushed forward to the best possible order, with arms stop d and •
unloaded, trusting entirely to the hayotte, wine% they were op-
posed by the same means, and with the same determinatiot. as
before. The Briti.h were ordered to mate the assault at' the
bri ach, and the Portuguese at another part of the For: by roes-
lade—each party being provided with ladders. Ensign DTA/
again ltd the advance, in the most undaunted manner; and,
when arrived at the hottest of the escarpe, it was found to be
perfectly impossille to get in without the assistance of the led. •
den, as the enemy had cleared away the rubbish u before; but
much to the credit of the men who carried the ladders, under
the command of Captain Nixo N, 85th, who used much care-
doe to place them against the breach, the men then got upea
the steps, and some bad nearly gained the top, when the Meaty,
by means ea lung stick, with a forked end, pushed the ladders
from the wall, and threw them over w th the men upon ahem.
During this struggle r.othing could equal the order and tniripiditv
of the Officers and twit—every exertion was used to effet.t the
purpose in view. Besides the shells, which broke in every three'
tion, the enemy kept up a well-directed fire of mesqurtry ; and
every man, according to the French account since published,
was provided with three firelocks, and their numbers e ere cuss
siderably mere than the btOrnters. Captain lens, with the tor- .
tuguese division, was equally unsuccessful. Daring t cis coot, ct
Major M`Grac us, Lieutenant Hest. aore,slst, and Lieu, enaut
HOGG, 85th, were 'Linea; Captain PATTEN, Royal Engineers,
Captain &mecca, 51st, and Lieutenant Hicks, 51st, severely
wouoded : in Ilion, every Officer composing the British division
was either •killed or wounded, with the exception of En.ige
DTAS ; and the greater part et the men shared the same fate:
however, they still continued to maintain their station, under
Ensign MAE, until ordered by General VOUSTOU it to ret•re.
—The Portuguese suffered considerably. Captain BuDD and
Ensign Lentz, 57th, Acting Engineer, were wonnelecland atm
prisoners, as also Captain Nixed, 85th. Major-Gmeral Hoes.
TON, who ever feels a pleasure in rewarding merit, was so highly
convinced of the good conduct of the trookietup:oyed on this
occasion, that he did not fail to make a mostTavourable report of
the business to Lord WELLINGTON ; and by a reference to the
Leath, Gazette of the 6th July czn be seem the encomium paid by
his Lordship, to the following effect :—" I have every reason to
be satisfied with the conduct dell the officers and men employed
at the siege of Badajoz, whose labour as I exertions deserv. d a
different result." A TRUE 'alum to MERIT.

The following Letter and the Answer to it have.
been transmitted from the Mediterranean, and tr• .
verbatim as they passed. The French Ge!..eral LA.
MAROON was at dinner, when one of the shot from the
CURACOA went through the table at which he was
sitting, and spilt his dinner ; on which he sent a Bag
of truce to Captain T. with the follow ing notable let ter t
" Celina, dr. 19th Jan. 1912.
" Ste —I am pleased to let you know, that the French troops
I have the honour to command are perfect', sheltered from your
balls. Now, rethink proper to kill sorue woman, some child,
or destroy some house of your &stove° Awns, you are Erse to
do it ; but we will know what we must think of English gs nes.
rosily ! I have the honour to be your most obedient se vent,
the General of Divhdon,Great Otiose of the Legion of hon. ur.
(Signed) " 51141 LAMAILQUIC."
" His Majesty's ship Curacoa, off Calills, Jae. 19, III?.
" Sill—la answer to the letter wherein you sate the troops
under your command are sheltered front the cannon .:,f his Bra- .
tannic Majesq's ships, and that the inswarrami a alone are
sufferers, I beg to assure you, this ruse le pore only proves to me
the effect of our castnonmde. Allow me, therefore, to inform
you, it is at the intercession of the Spaniards that the British are
acting—and as long ass Frenchman is visible, their cannon will
not cease to fire. I am. Sir, your humble servant, "t. T."
" To General Lamarque."
General LAIIARQUE retired speedily after the re-
ceipt of the above.
MR. TOOKIt'S WILL—The following is a copy of
the will of the late Mr. HORNI l'ooaz :
I, loutt Holm( Tooce on this day, Tuesday the tenth of
June, one thousand eight !hundred, at Wimbledon, in the county
of Surrey, make this my last Will and Testament. I give and
bequeath to Mary Hart, at this time, and long since, residing
with me, at my house at Wimbledon aforesaid, and fo her Heirs
for ever, my Freehold House and Lands, at Wimblidos afore-
said, together with every thing else of which I may die possessed
in any place, and to which L may be intitled; and I appoint do
said Mary Hart my sole Executrix.
JOHN HORNE TOOKE.
FLIZ. HARVEY.
Witnessed by us HENRIETTA HARVEY.
i
ELIZA NORTOit
I confirm and republish the above written as my last WIN
and Testament, this sixth day of OCtober, one thousand eight
hundred and eight. • JOHN HORNE TGWU..
LFiIc:ANCIII BURDE IT.
Witnesses GEORGE I'EARSON.
HN SANfORD.
A Common Hall is appointed for Tuesday next,
to receive of the Sheriffs the Report of the Palace
RsamiT's Answer, When they waited on his Royal
Highness to know when be would receive the Petition
recently voted by the Livery of London. It seems
that his Royal Highness has been advised not to re-
ceive it on the thf one. The PRINCR R 'MOM'S answer
to the Sheriffs vras.as follows :—,, I shall receive your
Petition at my Levee, to-morrow se'anight, in the
usual way."—One of the Sheriffs addressed the
Pntece in the following words : " Will your Royal
Highness allow us, (ofhcially placed as we are in your
Royal presence as the organ and servants of the Li.
very of London,) humbly to ask, whether it is inters.
ded to receive the Deputation appointed by the Com-
mon Hall it the Levee, to present their Address ?"
The Plumes Rester answered—‘,..There are certain
forms attending that; but I think the best way will .
be for me to communicate with the Secretary of Si,in
1 who will inform you." In consequence of this an-
swer, the Sheriffs waited on Mr. KYDRR yesterday
afttrnoon, who informed them " their Petition would
be received like other petitions from town or country."
—We unde..st ani that a requisition has IN en signed,
to request the LORD MAYOR to give notice to the U.
very, that a motion will be made at the Common
Hall, to present an humble Address to the Pamela
RIMINT.
Mr. ALLAN, Proprietor of the Wholesale Furni-
ture Warehouse, 61, Pall Mall, respectfully acquaints
the Nobility and Gentry about to Furnish, that he
is now disposing of all such Furniture which remain
of the last years production, at very reduced prices,
in order to make room for his New and Elegant De.
signs in tea-coloured Chintz, so much approved of in
the Decoration of Drawing-rooms, Libraries, Ite. Ste.'

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toEATIL SONG.
'bb, ye! who can fancy a Sailor's emotion
When shorn of the sunbeams that cherish'd his heart,
As. tols'd on the waves of the perilous ocean,
No vision of Hope can a comfort impart!
Remember the kindred we now are deploring

Our wives and our children! remember them el,
Ey Charity's balm, oh! be hourly restoring
The pleasures they lost by the Mariner's fall.
Renumber ! how oft On the mountainous billows
For you we have counted the moments of night;
That you might enjoy, undisturb'd on your pillows,
The !tragical dreams of ideal delight.
We die fur our country, with proud exultation,
Yet sorrowful seems it to visit no more •
The friends we have thought of, in fond expectation,
Of meeting so soon On our peaceable shore!
Thohgh destin'd awhile from those blessings to sever,
And traverse the merciless waves of the main,
Ah little we fancied our vessel would never
Her ensign display to old England again.
Farewell, my dear country ! no skill can restore us,
The next foaming billow our misery ends,

It comts! But the angels of mercy assure us
Each Briton will cherish our Kindred and Friends!
Vatazion.

,At the late Nor folk Agricultural Society Meeting,
Mr. COKE particularly took occasion to recommend
to the notice of Norfolk farmers the Devon breed of
cattle, of the excellence of which he had no hesitation
in saying his opinion was decided ; and being so, he
thought it his duty to recornmend them as a cattle in
which were blended the two qualifications of milkers
and breeders, Mr. Coke desired the company would
particularly notice the experiments he is now making
upon them at Holkham ; as he has lately visited
Shropshire, and bought several Devons there for this
phrpose. Mr. Coke Also Made some excellent obser-
vations upon the badness of ryegrass, and its inferi-
ority to cocks-foot, and desired the Members would
pay attention to some experiments now going on at
Holkham upon these grasses. He then adverted to
the excellence of the Swedish turnip, and its superio-
rity above the common turnip, and as every senti-
ment be deliver 0 upon farming is always the effect of
actual experiment, and of a judgment formed upon
incontrovertible premises, Mr. Coke said, he had put
twelve beasts, first to the common turnip, and then
to the Swedish ; whilst they were at the common
turnip they eat each seven bushels and 281bs. of oil-
cake per day ; and while they were at the Swedish
turnip they eat each only four bushels and 14.1135. of
.oil-cake.

On Sunday the 15th ult. the congregation in the
church of Maybole were alarmed by the sudden crash
of a large pane of glass, in one of the gallery win-
dows, and on looking round, they beheld a thrush on
the floor almost lifeless. It seems it had been pur-
sued by a hawk, and had fled for protection to
the altar.
A RAT I—The liquor vaults of a gentleman at
Wisbeach, having been much infested with rats, a
trap was set, a few nights since, on a shelf, to destroy
them. One was taken by the leg, and it is supposed
the creature made a spring to get back to his hole ;
in consequence of which he and the trap came down
together, and struck against the cock of a piece of
IR:Bands gin ; the liquor was thus set a running,
and the amount of the loss is estimated atifiy pounds!
Last week an eel was brought into Edinburgh fish-
market, upwards of five feet long, and weighing 221bs.
It was caught in Leith Roads.
IxQuesrs.—Last week an inquest was held at
Gloucester, on the body of J. Bryant, about 10 years
of age, appi entice to'!'. Bronneville, chimney-sweeper,
whose death was supposed to have been occasioned
by the inhuman treatment of his master. No direct
evidence to this effect having been produced before
the Coroner, the Jury returned a Verdict—Died by
the Visitation of Goo.—Some time after the Jury
were dismissed,' however, three Gentlemen from
Newent came forward, and detailed such ill treatment
on the pats of the master, that Bronneville was again
taken into custody, and after a long examination be-
fore the Magistrates on Saturday, was committed to
the county gaol, upon a charge of wilful murder.
John Venn, late of East-Brent, is committed to II;
ehesttr-gaol, charged with the murder of E. Comer.,
On the 20th ult. Ellen Nevison, of How, near
Hawkshead, was found murdered in her own hoirse,
and 158 guineas in gold taken away.
Wednesday last, Win. Snelling, convicted at the late
Bury Assizes, of an assault en the person of Louisa
Barton, a child of 7 years old, and sentenced to two
years imprisonment, and to be set in the pillory on
the first market-day, underwent the latter punish-,
went; when such was the indignation of the popu-
lace, that during the hour of his exhibition, he scarce-
ly experienced a moment's cessation from being pel-
ted with potatoes, turnips, apples, eggs, &c. but for-
tunately for him, without causing much injury.
Monday week last) at midnight, about 40 men,
numbers of them armed with pistols and other wea-
pons, entered the shearing mill of Wm. Thompson
and Brothers, at Rawden, about seven miles from
Leeds. or seven of the men, principally armed,
seized the watchman, and held him on the floor.—
The commander ordered those who were not enga-
ged in this service n to, go to work," and they pro-
ceeded to destroy the shears, of which they broke
from SU to 40 pairs, and materially injured the ma-
chinery. They then assembled on an adjoining emi-
uence, and after answering to their numbers, disper-
persed.instantly. This proceeding was performed in
about 20 minutes ; in the course of which the depro.
sdtors d'e'stroyed 36 machines, and injured three
pieces of fine woollen cloth.
The confluent small-pox have lately made their
appearance in the burgh of North Quaensferry, Scot-
land, where they have proved very fatal, nine out of
forty-six who were seized With them having died.—
It is gratifying, at the same time, to be able to in-
form cur Readers, that of upwards of ISO children
that had been vaccinated, only two received the in-
fection; and we understand that it is certified by the
medical
.practitioners who attended them, that the
vaccination had never taken the proper effect. These
Wes were not fatal.