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London, England, 1807-06-22 00:00:00

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BOROUGH OF PRESTON, MAY x 6, 1807.
A
T a MEETING the Fi lends of Independence
at the White Horfe Inn,
T. WILSON, Erg in the Chair,
The following Refolutious were uttaninanilly ..grced to ;
RESOLVED,
aft. That a free cxercife of the Elective Franchife is one of the
rnoft valuable privileges of Britons; and the man who would by
any means infringe upon it. is an enemy to his couotry.
id That this Borough ha: of late been under the molt allied
vatTalage, by a coalition of a few individuals in the inteteft of the
Earl of Derby with th z Corporation ; and that fuch cliti
oaort las,
a tendency not only to render the Ekaors coutenaptibk, but is
alfo a grofs violation of their Rights.
3d That Lord Stanley's affert ion at a late plahlie dinner, "That
the EleEtors of this Borough are tinder the greateß obligations to
his father an.l the. Corporation fur coaltfeing." is highly reprehen.
able : and every free muft fpnrn at It With indignation,
and confider it as a dar;ng attack on bl, liberty.
4th That aCtuated by a love of independence and a deteltation
of oppreffion in giving their votes, the liteCtors piefent at this
Meeting ire determined to perfevere in their endeavours to rettore.
the full ei.jnyment of the Eleetive Franchife.
3th. That Colonel Hanfon is a proper petfon to reprefent this
Borough in Parliament; and the Elrdlnrs now prefent pledge
themfelves upon all occafions to ufe every fair exertion to fecure
his EleCtion the next opportunity.
6th. That Colonel Hanfon in offering bitufelf a Candiare at
the late EleCtion, and for his alive efforts to deliver the bleetors
front a thraldom as unconftitutional as it is fubverlive of their
Rights ; and for his firm, dignified, and manly eondudt upon that
occafion,deferves our warm . ft acknowledgments.
7th That the Thanks of this Meeting he given to the Chair-
man for his fpirited conduct during the Eledion, and his gentle•
manly behaviour on the prefent occafton.

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FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

FOREIGN OFFICE, II7NE. 19.
Doubts having aefen whether the Notification of the tith of
Mach, 18.4 of the blockade at the entrances of the tivcrs Ems,
Wefcr, and Elbe, was intended to judo lc and slid include, all ri-
vers ports, and places on the coact between the laid rivers Elbe,
Wefer, and Ems. the Right Honourable George Canning, his Ma-
jetty's Principal Secretary of State for Fortign Affairs, has notifiul
to the Minißcrs of Friendly and Neutral Powsri, refident at this
Court, that the laid blockade was intended to include all rivers,
ports, and places between the laid rivers ; and that it will he
maintained and enforced with, refpca to the wholc coaß from the
Elbe to the Ems.
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ADMIRALTY OFFICE, !UNE 20.
Copy of a Letter from Admiral Lard Gardner. Commander in
Chief of his Majefty'a Ships and Veil, h employed in the
Channel. Soundings, etc. to William MariV.en. Efq. dated the
tgth inftant.
Sir-1 refire you will be pleafed to lay before their I.ordfhips
the inciofed letter which I have received this morning from Rear-
Admiral Sir Richard Strachan, a ccompary rag one to the Rear
Admiral from Captain Bank, of the Pomone. given an account
of his having taken and deßroyed part of a convoy of the enemy,
from Nantz bound to Rochfort, laden with n.:val ftores, &c. on
which affair great credit is derived by Captain Purrie, as well as
the officera and men employed on this occalion. I have the honour
to be, &c. (Signed) •
My Lord, Czfar, off the Paid; d'Autioche, June 7.
I inclofc a letter from Captain Barrie, giving an account of his
baying taken part of a convoy of the enemy, from Nantz hound
to Rochfort, laden with various articles and naval Rores. Captain
Barrie 's zealot's enndurt, as well as that of his officers and th:p's
company, is highly meritorious. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) R. J. al RACHAN.
Pomone, June 6, 1807.
Sir—l have the honour to accpraint you, that yef-
tetday, when working up to windward, in order to
gain the Ration you had pointed out to me by ignal,
at about half pall feven o'clock A. M. three veffels
were reported from the mail head, bearing N. E. ;
there we loon made out to he armed veffels (brigs).
As the dillance of the .fouadron rendered it impoffi-
ble for me to communicate this ciscumtlanee to you,
I took upon myfclf to give chace to thefe brigs,
conceiving it my duty to der fo, as I thought I could
cut them off before they could get into the Sabres
d'Olonne. As we approached the fhore, a convoy
was obferved under efcort of the brigs. At about
nine o'clock we got within random•fhot of one of the
btigs, when the breeze unfortunately failed us, and
I had the mortification to °Verve that we Ihould not
be able (in the (hip) to cut off the brigs, efpcci.tlly
as we were obliged to make a tack to clear the
barges, which were only about two cables length
from us. Some of our (hot reached the convoy, two
of which (fuppofed to be naval tranfports) ran on
(bore; the thirtV(a brig) was deferred by her crew;
I therefore difpatched Lieutenant Jones, in the fix
oared cutter, to take poffefiion of the defected brig,
and of any cthers of the convoy that were not dole
to the (Lore. This fervice Licntcnant Jones pet fotm-
ed with great judgment and gallantly, and fortu-
nately without lots, though the grape term the (bore
and gun brigs paired through and through his boat.
One of the gun brigs making a (hew of pulling out
with her (weeps, I fent Llutenant J. W. Gabriel,
Firfi of this (hip, with three boats, to meet him ;
but as the lattg let t eated under the proteCtion of the
batteries on fhore, and alto within suolket !hot of the
numerous foldiery which lined the beach, I would
net allow my pallant ft itod to make the attack under
fuch great diladvantage, hut directed him to pro
teed with the boats towards St. Gillet's, where feve
ral veffels were obferved nearly becalmed. At about
half pall eleven o'clock the boats got up with the
eafletmoll brig, and by half pall two they were all
(fourteen in number) in our pnffellion except oat,
which drove on (bore and was 1011. The crews of
the enemy's veffels took to their boats, but 1 fear as
the fea tan very high, I,me of them were drowned
in attempting to land. I-lad the breeze fortunately
continued, I have no doubt but we lhattld have taken
and deltroyed the whole convoy, which, exclulive of
the gun brigs, appears to conftil cf about 27 IA of
brigs, (loops, and chalfe marees. I have the plea
fore to add, that the officers and feamen employed
on this fervice, ptrformed it to my fatisfAion and
to their own credit. Inclofed is a lilt of the veffels
taken and dellroyed, with their cargoes, Etc. I have
the honour to be, &c (Signed) ROBERT BRRIE.
[Here follows a lift of the reiTels captured and deftroyed
MILI fARY PROMOTIONS.
. WAR•O/1:1C1, JUNE 20.
IR Regiment of Life Guards—Cornet and Sub Lkutcrent
taguel.ind to he Licutenant, by purchall. vice Ayar, ',tomcod.
4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—John Clemifon, Gent. to be
Comet, by purchafe, vice Hall promoted.
aft Regiment of Dragoons—Cornet Henry Wiam L
in ovatt to be
lieutenant, by purchafe, vice Hawke', proill
moted the tsth
Foot ; Charles Lucas Metheun, Gent. to be Cornet, vice
Lovatt.
4th Regiment of Dragoons--Cornet and Adjutant George Chan.
try to have the Rabb of Lieutenant ; Cornet Charlbs Forbes to
be Lieutenant, without purchafe, vice Bridges, who retires;
William Gore Langton, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchafe, vice
Fenton, promoted.
16th Rrgiment of Light Dragoons—William James Alexander,
Gent. to be Cornet, by enrchafe, vice Pratt, promoted.
21d Ditto—James Centel. Gent. to he Veterinary Surgeon.
4th Regiment of Foot—Affiftate-Surgeon Alexander Sower, from
the 73d Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Woolriche, promoted.
Bth Ditto—Writ ----- Cooper t:, be Lieutenant, without pug.
chafe, vice Whet-, promoted ; Edward Finch, Gent. to be En-
film, vice Cooper.

Mb Ditto—Lieutenant Donald MgArthur, from Half pay of the
late ictb Garrifen Battalion, to be Lieutenant, vice Baron, who
exchatges; David Martin Davia, Gent. tn be Enfign, without
purehafe, vice Davies. promoted iu the Bth Galleon Battalion.
s3il Ditto—Captain Williant Potter. from Half•pay of the late
Kelfo Regiment, to be Captain of a Company, vice Coltburft,

who exchanges.
To be Firft Lientenants--Second I 'cotenants, Collin!,
William Henry Jones, Watkin Wynne, George Browne; and
Henry Brownfon.
32d Ditto—Lieutenant Dennis O'Kelly to be Captain df a Corn-
.pany, by purchafe, vice Cormick, who retires; Enfign Hugh
Harrifou to be Lieutenant, vice O'Kelly.
34th Ditto--. Captain Jofeph Crofs, front the sth Garrifon Batta-
lion, to be Captain of a Company, without purchafe; Lieute-
nant Robert Cotton St John Lord Clinton, from the t6th Light
Dragoons, to be Captain of a Company, witheutpurchare.
3Fth Ditto—Captain Charles Levytts Barnard, front the 4th Gar-
rifon Battalion. to be Captain of a Company, vice Evelyn, who
exchanges; Enfign William White to be Lieutenant, vice
Brownfon, deceafed ; D. Oiborne, Gent. to be Enfign, vide
W hite.
4lft Ditto—Fnfign J 0 Kearney, from the Sad Foot, to be En-
tign. vice Heckford, who exchanges.
42d litto--Enfign Lorimer to be Lieutenant, without
porthole, vice WI ntyre, promoted.
44th Ditto-444n Daniel Caulfield to be Lieutenant, without
purchafe, vice O'Kearney, who retires.
45th Ditto—Captain L. U. Campbell, from Half pay of the lode.
pendent% to be Captain of a Company, vice Hall, who ez•
changes, receiving the difference.
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40th Dittem—Etifign Alexander M'lntolh to be lieutenant, with-
out purchafe, vice Taylor, promoted ; Botta John Ferran, frost
the 7th Garrifon Battalion, to be Enfign, vice Mititofh.
55th Dittoo•eGentientan Cadet Thomas Goodrich Peacocke, from
the Royal Military College, to be Enfign, without .purchafe,
vice Clarke, promoted in the 18th Foot.
Stith Ditto—Enfign L.Gordon to he Lieutenant, without purchare;
Robert Alder, Gent to be Enfign, by purchafe, vice Jackfon,
appoiuted to the 9th Light Dragoons, and John Durham. Gent.
to be Enfign, vice Gordon.
59th Ditto—Enfign and Adjutant Alex. Mentor to have the rank,of
Lieutenant; Enfign James Cockburn to be Lieutenant, without
purchafe; Enfign Abraham Pilkington to be ditto; Acheron
French, Gent. to be Enfign, vice Cockburn, and Simon Ileac,
Gent. to be Enfign, vice Pilkington.
65th Ditto—R. B. Eden, Gent. to be Et.fign, by purchafe, vice
M'Neill, promoted in the 77th Foot.
66th Ditto—Denton Steele, Gent. to he Enfign, without purchafe,
vice Stephenfon. promoted in the 59th Foot.
69th Ditto—Affiflant Surgeon George Rowe, from the 95th Foot,
to be Surgeon, vice Brownrige. promoted.
7 ad Di. to Maj.!. Henry Monckton, from the Bth I,ight Dragoons,
to be Lieutenant Colneal, by purchafe, vice Deafer, who re-
tiree, and Andrew Chifholm, Gent. to be Enfigti, withditt pot-
chafe. vice Bell, promoted in the 8:a h Foot.
75th Ditto—Lieutenant Hugh Stewart, from the 22d Foot, to be
Captain of a Company, by purchafe.
79th Ditto—Robert Mackay, Gent. to be Enfign, without pur-
chafe, vice Campbell, who refigns.
Bad Ditto—Enfign Richard Read to he Lieutenant, by purchafe,
vice Hamilton, promoted io the 37th Foot, and Eaten W. B.
Heckford, ft om the 4e. It Foot, to be Eufign, vice Kearuey, who
exchanges.
89th Dioo—Enfign John A. Bell. from the 72e1 Foot, to be Lieu-
tenant, without purchafe, vice Tuckey, who refigns. .
97th Ditto—Enlign Thomas Lloyd, from the sth Garrifan Batta-
lion, to be Enfign, vice Hagerty, who exchanges' and George
Daunt, Gent. to be Enfign, by purchafe, vice Evans, who
retires.
milt Ditto—Captain Thomas M'Cormick, from the 31 Garrifon
Battalion, to be Capttiu of a Company, vice Burke, who ex-
changes.
6th Weft India Regimeit—Captain E. R. Mathews, from the 7th
Garrifon Battalion, to be Captain of a Company, eke Boy fe,
who exchanges.
Bth Ditto—. William Henderfon, Gent to Fnlign, without pur-
chair, vice Boyd, whore appointment has not taken place.
New South Wales Corps—Lieutenant Henry Steel, from the 86th
Foot, to be Captain of a Company, without purchafe.
Wattevllle's Regiment—Ulrich Pertalozzi. Gent. to be Enfign,
without purchafe, vice Sapio, who ha • refine 1.
Royal Waggon Train—Affiflant Surgeon Vaffal. from the
Royal Military College, to be Affillant-Surgeon, vice Hickfoit,
who exchanges.
3d Garrifon Battalion—Captain William Burke, from the toot
Foot, to be Captain of a Company, vice rvi.Cointick, who ex •
changes.
4th Ditto—Captain Henry Evelyn, from the 38th Foot, to be.
Captain of a Company, vice Barnard, who exchange=.
sth Ditto—Lieutenant Michael Campbell, from the 58th Foot,to
be Captain of a Company, vice Croft, appointed to the 34th
Foot ; Eileen J. Hagerty, from the 97th Foot, to be Fnfigo, vice
Lloyd, who exchanges.
6th Ditto—William Pulteney Dana, Erg. to be Payntafter.
7111 Ditto—Captain Jaques Boyle, front the 6th Weft India Regi-
ment, to be Captain of a Company, vice Mathews, who ex-
changes; Richard I Mows, Gent. to be Enfign. vice Ferrell, ap-
pointed to the 48th Foot.
Bth Ditto—Eulign David Davies, from the 18th Foot, to be Lieu
tenant.

ROYAL. MILITARY COLLEGE.
Affillant,sergeon Thomas om the Royal Waggon
Train, to be Alfillaiit urgt on, vice WWI, who exchanged.

HOSPI FAL STAFF.
John Met&ll, M.D to he Phyfician to the Forces.
To he Surgeons to tbc Forces—Surgeons Stephen WooirEche, from
the 4th FOOL vice Grant. promoted; David Broworigg, from
the 69th Foot, vice George, dcceafed ; Affillant-Surgeonktobert
Jones, from the 4th Dragoons, vice M'Laremdeccafed.
The King's German Legion.
an Regiment of Dragoons—Lieu:eta:it Hans de name to. be
Captain of a Troop, with temporary rank, vice Litifingen, pro-
moted in the 34 Light Dragoons; Cornet George Baron Igen-
dorff to be Lieutenant, vice Hattori*.
3d Regiment of Light Dragoons-141+r John David Crufius to
be Lieutenant-Col no, with temporary rack, vice Fflorf, fu •
perk:act!. bang al fert without leave; Captain Ertieftus de
Burgwedel to be Major, with temporary rank, vice t7rufius ;
Captain Augultus Baron Linfingen, from the tit Dragoon., to
be Major, with tt mporary rank, vice Valentine. d•ceafcd; Lieu-
tenant -- Baron Kerff,nbruch, to be Captain of a Troop,
with tempo, ary rank, vice Burgwedel ; Cornet Chriftian Heire
tube Lieutenant, vice Kerffenbruch ; Cadet-Serjeaot Gultavus
Meyer to be Cornet, vice Both, prep oted ; Geutletnin Cadet
Charles Holborn to be Cornet, vice Heifc.
MEMORANDUM.
The appointment of Lieutenant Lord Clinton, from the T 6th
Light Dragoons, to be Captain of a Company in the 87th Regi-
ment of Foot, vice Edwards, eafhiered, as Bated in the Gazette of
the 9th itiftatit, has not taken place.
Lniigu -- Fair, of the 39th Regiment of Foot, is fuperfeded,
being abfent without leave.

ORDNANCX OFFICE, JUNE 18.
Royal Regiment of• Artillery.
Stcond Captain John S Sinclair to be Captain, vice tlgilvle, de•
ceafei, and Firit Lieutenant James Grant to be Second Captain
vice Sinclair. Dated Feb 2, 184.
Second Lieutenant Gerard S. Muore to be Firit Lieutenant, vice

Grant. Dated April 7, 1807.
Gentleman Cadet John 1.. Smith to be Second Licutenant, vice

Butler, promoted.
Gent!eman Cadet William A. Turner to be Second Lieutenant.
vice Norton, promoted.
Gentleman Cadet James Day to be Second Lieutenant, vice Bon-
tein promoted.
Gentleman Cadet John Eyre to he Second Lieutenant, vice John-
. gun, promoted. All• Dated Jure to, tBts7.
Corps of Royal Engineers.
Gentleman Cadet Frank Stanway to be Second Lieutenant, vice
Henryfon. promoted. Dated June 1,1807.
.ReAirnert of Artillery, King's German Legion.
Heft Lieutenan: Andrew Cleves to be Second Captain, vice
Mugge, deceged ; Second L.i• utcnant Vidlor PretifTher to be
I irit Litutenant, vice Cleves, promoted ; Gentleman Cadet
Anthony Hugo to be Second Lieutenant, lice Erytropel, pro-
moted. Dated June 5, 1807.
Gentleman Cadet Henry Heckmann to he Second Lieutenant, vice
Preuffner, protnoted. Dated June 8, z 807.
CommifEons figned by the Lord Lieutenant of the
County of Lincoln.
Grantham Volunteer Infantry.

John Barnes, Efq. to he Captain ; Frelletiik 4..t1y, Gent. to be
LICUtCOASIt. Datcd June 3, t 807.