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.he line and three frigaieh without,eggential repairs SPORTING 1741TELLIGENVE:
but some will, most probably, be irrep trable. - Even
the two which continued afloat, and retreated early 111
up the river, cannot hfit uninjtired ; for sorb: of their
stmeg must have been thrown overboard to facilitate
their retreat. The loss and destruction of stores in
those which were ashore must have been considerable.
They could 'not have got off but by taking out nearly
the whole, a and much must have been thrown over-
board: The Calcutta was of very great value, being
full of stores of every kinci, intended, it is said, for
Martinique. 'The Tornierre and Ville de Varscrvie
A Handicap
were new ships ; the latter a very fine one, admirably Ld Lowther. Yellow Hammer, o yrs
'finished and equipped. All this has been accorn- 1.4 Starrell'allo Conjurer, 4 yin 014, let. 131 b,
Ld Foley 's Cecilia, 4 yrs eta; Ist. 1 i lb.
plished in their own port, in their strong holds, guar- D. of Griftoe's vanity. e--- '
ded on all sides by batteries and shoals, with incon- I
siderable loss of men to us, and with still less damage
to our shipping. It has cost us 12 men killed, and
about twice that number wounded.
" It is reported by some of :he prisoners, that the Major Wilson's Juniper,
.84. 121 b -
French were preparing a similar enterprize against Mr. Wyndham 's Scorpion, sst. 414: 7 -
Mr. Ladbroke's Trinibusb, Tat. Mb. •
our fleet, which is contradicted by others; and is not L 4 CrosVener's Sunbeam, est. 5P-
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generally believed—ours will be memorable in the Seven to agst Jtrni
French as well as British navy. The success has Lord
been beyond the expectations of most persons. The
event being as it is, it can hardly be a subject of re-
gret that none of the enemy's ships fell a victim to
the flames of our fire-ships, for then much the greater
part, pea: vs all the pePple on board, Would hive
inevitallly perished. This, however, would infallibly
have happened had our arrangements been perfected,
for it was intended to have three divisions of the fire-
ships linked together, three by three ; which plan At as
not executed, partly from want of time, partly froirf
"the boisterousness of the weather. From the latter
cause some projects against the enemy, subsequent to
the grand enterprize, have been set aside.
The whole praise of the achievement is due to
these officers who had the ge of the tire ships, and
to the rninor'vessels.of the fleet, who seized every op-
portunity that was permitted to them to display their
gallantry and • activity. The large ships have been
looking on anxious, but for the moit part, idle spec-
tators. The ability, the intrepid spirit, and persever-
ing energy of Lord Cochrane entitle him to every ea,
comical, and
,have rendered him the theme of just
applause and admiration throughout our fleet.

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SECOND SPRING MEETING; 1909. •
97EDIVteDAY, WAY 3.
The Jockey Club Plate of 50gs. to be run for by Hones tbe pro • .
perty of Members of the Jockey Club; 4-yr olds carrying 7sr.
21b. 5-yr olds fist. 31b. 6-yr olds est. 91b. aged sst. 111 b. B.C.
Mr. Wyndham's S. h. Canopus, 6 yrs old - walked over,
Mr; Vansittart's Currycomb, 9st. beat Mr. Payne's Zoraida •
Est. 111 b. Two-yr old C. 200 gs. h. ft.-2 to lon Currycomb.
Gen. Orosvenor'sWoodwell-bead, 7st 21b. beat Mr. Howorth's
Dwarf, 9st. Two-yr old C. 50gs.-7 to 4 on Woodwcll-head.
IA 0. H. Cavendish's Hymen, Bst. alb. rec. from Gen. Grose
nor's Trump, 7st. Tworyr old C. 100 gs.
Ld Sackville's Deceiver, Bst. 41b. rec. from Mr. Shakespeare's
Harpocrates, Bst. 91b. Two-yr old C. 100 gs.
A Handicap Plate of £5O; for ail ages. Two-yr old Course.
IA Lowther'. Yellow Hammer, 6 yrs old, 'Zr.i 21b. - 1
Stawell's No Conjurer, 4 yrs obl, ist. 13lb, -
14 Foley's Cecilia, 4 yrs okl; Ist. 1 1 lb. -
D. of Griftou's Vanity, 6 yrs old, 9st. 91b • - - 4
Six more run, and 13 drawn. The Judge could place but 4.
Five to 1 agst VelloW l-fammer, 7 to 2 agst Vanity.
Ld C. Sonierset's Fosberry, !Ist.beat Major Wilson's c. by
ist. 71b. Across the Flat, 75gs. 40 ft.—TwO to 1 on
Foxberry,

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Sareepstakes of 100 gs. each, h: ft. for 441.41114::. Airs the Flat.
Major Wilson's Juniper,
.Bst. 121 b - . I
Mr. Wyndham 's Scorpion, Sst. 41b: - - - 2
Mr. Ladbroke's Trimbush, We. 81b. • - • 3
Ld Crosvenot's Sunbeam, est. 51b. - - - - 4
SeVen to e agst Juniper, 6to 4 age Scorpion, 4to I agst
• Trimbush, and 4 to I agst Sunbeam.
Lord C. R. Somerset's Fozberry best Major Wilson's Buis,
list. 71b. each. D.l. Sogis To be rode by the owners.
14 Lowthees Vellow Hammer, Bst. 10Ib, beat Gen. Grosve-
nor', Fair Ellen, 7sr.slb. First half of .kb. M. 25gs.—Even.
Gen. Grosvcnor's A2alia, Bst. rec. ft. from Mr. Payne's Ferdi-
nand, Bst. 111 b. Across the Flat; 200 gs. h. R.'
Ld C. Somerset's White Rose, 5 yrs old, 9st. rec. 40gs. from
Mr. R. Wilson's c. by the ch. Wellesley Arabian, 3 yrs old, 7.:.
T. M. M. 50gs.

THE ARMY.

Geneial HOPE is at present ett Doier for tho pur-
pose of reviewing the troops in garrison there, con-
sisting•of the Shropshire, 2d West York, Royal Pert 4
and Royal Miners Regiments of• Militia.
The 13th Regiment of Light Drag Oohs which has
been in quarters at Exeter, Modbury, Totness, &c. in
Devonshire, during the winter, reached Plymouth,
last Tuesday, and were embarked in the course of.
the day on board thd transports appointed to receive
their.
It is expected that Brigadier• General Join Hon;
whose abilities eminently qualify him for such situa-
tion, will succeed General MACKAY in his office of
Deputy Adjutant-General of Scotland.
The detachinent of the Inverness and Forfarshire
regiments of Militia doing duty at,Leith, marched
on Thursday for Prestonpans, there to remain till the
close of the election of a Member to serve in Parlia-
ment for Edinburgh.
Few regiments have been more successful with the
Militia-than that old and gallant Regiment, the 15th ;
upwards of 200 men from the Welsh Militia are now
lon their march to join them. The '2d battalion ex-
pects soon to have an Opportunity of distinguishing
their valour.

" We understand that the destination of the French
fleet was the relief of Martinique, for, which purpose
they had embarked .5000 troops at Brest, who were
disembarked on Isle d'Aix. Whatt.ver this objet:t
was, it has been totally and completely frustrated.—
Their fleet (to use the Napolooniaa dialect), has
ceased to exist ; our fleet, that was opposed to them,
remains entire and untouched, and are now becOme a
disposable ferce ; all, except a very small part of it,
that may be left to watch the enfeebled remnant of
the enemy's ships, and maintain the easy blockade of
the port.

Locm. MILMA.—The scl regiment of (Local)
Surrey Militia is forming) kis to consist of 904 men,
from the townships and parishes of Lambeth, New•'
ington, Camberwell, Peckham, Dulwich, and Strea-.
tham. The Field Officers are already appointed, and
arc as follow :
Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant—Taomws Atcoet, Esq.
Lieutenant Colonel—The Right Hon. Lord,SomeRVILLE.
Majors—H. R. FRAM ta STUN HAUC H, Esq. a half-pay Maitit
in the army, and JAmts Bitenbtx, of Clapham, Esq.

LIST OF TUE FRENCH FLEET.
I ..oc!'an, ICO guns, Vice Admiral Allemande ; Capt. Roland.
Fouslroyant, SO guns, Rear Admiral Gourden ; Capt. Henri.
Cscsar, 74 guns, Commodore Faure.
l'ourville, 74 guns, Captain La Cliile.
l'a:riote, 74 buns, Captain Mahe.
P.cgulos, 74 guns, Captaio Lucas.
Jemappc, 7.1 guns, Captain Fauvau.
Tounerre, 74' guns, Captait: Clement dc la ILuciere.
Aqui!on, 71 guns, Captain Maingon--burnt 12th April.
Ville de Varaovie, SO guns, Captain Cuvillier—burnt 12th April.
C.llcutta, 50 gun., Captain I.a Fonic—burnt 12th April.
Indictine iriga'c, Captain Pooteau—burnt lush April.
Elbe frigate, Captain Berengier.
l'allas frigate, Captain Le Bigot.
Hortense frigate, Captaiu
Jean du Bart, 80 guns—run ashnr•• and wrecked 428th February.

,‘ P. S. All the French ships have got afloat, ex-
cept two 74's ; but the three-decker floats only at
high water—has not moved over the bar, and is ap-
parently still in a precarious way."

• All their men of war ate brought down from Rochefort
quite light, and fitted outside the river.