Star.
London, England, 1805-09-12 00:00:00

IN THI DOWNS.

Edgar,Adm. Lord Kr ra, K. B. Utrecht, V.-Adm. HOLLOWAY
Trident, Vice-Adm. RniNIRIL Leopard, R.-Aden. Doun L
Athenian= Trulty Inunortalite Hebe
Adattiant Unude Mediator Veital
Champion Ariadne

Alert Argos
Combatant Zephyr

SLOOPS.

RaMeta. Speedy
Hermes Bonetts

BOXIS.

Volcano Devaftatioa Zebra Reda Profpero
Lucifer Fury Difcovery Vefuvius

GUN BRIG!.
Exertion Manly Flamer Fhorphome
Bloodhound Furious Conftant Rifleman
Wrangler Sparkler Maur /India
Snipe Defperate Thrafber
AINEG SHIPS.
Ranger

Lord Moo

TM vrtisrxs.
Ignition Salamander Eruption Fuze Fla&
Firebrand Firedrake Sophia Rocket
Flambeau Wildfire Torch Squib
Pidgeon fchooner Yarmouth lighter Findon hired floor
Courier cutter Dffpatch tranfport
Harmony tranfport Ranger ditto
TRANSPORTS COMM THS COMIAMI OF MOT. CURTIS.
Brunfwlek Harmony (a) Chriftopher Betfy
Disdains Harmony (a) Ifabella Threeßrothers
Aid George Henry Heetor
Berwick Adventure Sally Heart of Oak
Ajax Sufpenfe Flora Fame
Commerce Liberty Hops
TRANSPORTLONDIR nit COMIKAND OF CST?. COLVZILHOOM
Ceres Walker Argo einceller
Gco.dtDorochy Selina Magnet Frlendihip
Freedom Farnley Pluto. infpcdtor
Jane Nelfon Emerald Benton
Providence Thalia Paragon Arid
Carrol Orion Cornwallis Nile
Harpooner Peggy Recovery Symmetry
Acorn Williams Robert Herald
Antelope Union Jenny Elk
Rachael New Cornwall Refource George
Trdawnsy Harmony Shelbourne Swift
Fingal Aurora Nancy Laurea

FORAGL SHIPS.
Diana

TRANSPORTS.
Confola Antic:fans Maria
lIIST INDIA SNIPS PROM INDIA.

C.latton Neptune Perfeveranee Walthamita
Ld.Caftlereagh Ocean Royal Charlotte Cireneelter
Thames Taunton Cagle Lady Burs Experiment
Alexander

GREENOCK, SE,?. 9.—In our laft we mentioned
the arrival of the Kitty, Boag, and Ann, Thompfon,
other two of the Jamaica fleet : fince then the nine
following have got all fafe, and with the three for-
mer, and the Cheftervale, unfortunately captured, as
before Rated, make up the whole of the Clyde divi.
Pion, viz.—The Pitt, Campbell ;—Margaret Bogle,
Hannah ; Eliza, Anderfon.: Columbus, Reid ;
Mary, Alexander ; Fortune, Kerman ; Alfred, Clark;
Diana, Roxburgh ; and John, (late.) Duncan. The
Mary, Rogers, and Flora, Rofs, both of Glalgow for
London, were feen with the fleet, and well on the
24'h ult. The Ardent, Crotlthwaite, arrived late
lad night from New York, after a paflage of 41 days.
The Recovery, Wylie, failed and kept company with
the Ardent fora week. Aug. tStli (poke his Majef-
ty's fhip Nano's, from Qaebee, with t wenty-feven
merchantmen under her convoy for England, lat. 40.
—The Dania' fhip Two Friends, Roalefs, from
Cette, with 1024 bales madder roots, arrived at the
tail of the Bank yellerday ; but was immediately re-
manded to the quarantine Ration. The Captain re-
ports that another Moab fhip was loading for this
port, at Marfeilles, and he fuppofes would fail much
about the time he did. Came in here yeflerday morn-
ing his Majefty's fhip TotrarkaaLcit, Capt. Woßrit,
and her tender, from a ci uize in the North Channel.
The latter has feized and brought in with her, a fmall
fmuggling 'erre', loaded with fah alfo arrived yet
terday the Fame, Brown, from Archangel. The
Brothers, M'lnnes,arrived here yefterday from Craig-
nifir with kelp. Arrived, Bellelle, Simons, at Cork,
from Clyde ; Adventure, Mair, at Virginia, from
ditto; and Ifabella, ilotchifon, at Pctcriburgh, from
ditto.

EAST INDIA SHWPrffa,
Yeferday a Court of Dire&ors wat held he
Eat India Hoare, when the whole of the Court's at-
tention was devoted to the reading of the varion• ad-
vices received by the late valuable fleet arrived ft, ,to
India and China. The Court adjourned at a late
hour till Wednefday neat.
The Warren Haftings, Lea it Hi I, Calcutta, it [DOI 14
and Phcenir, Rsetsosm, outward bound, were at St.
Helena the t ith of July, the day on which the India
and China fleet failed from thence.

The Sir Edward Hughes, Capt. BAUM, Eaft
India Company's fhip, was at Anjengo the Bth of
March, all well.
It was reported at St. Helena, before the fleet fail-
td, that the Experiment, Botany Bay chip, which
failed from Canton in company with the Ocean, had
been captured off Sheet Illand by the enemy, anti
carried into the Cape of Good Hope.
The Experiment, Capt. WITHERS, from China,
which we mentioned in our Paper of yefferday as
having parted from the Ocean off the Cape of Good
Hope, is captured by a large privateer from St.Ma-
loes, bound to the file of France, and carried int 6
the Cape of Good Hope. The crew are arrived at
St. Helena.

The Eliza, —, prize to the Pryche French fi
gate, is retaken by the IndusEaft Indianian, and is
ppofed to have arrived at Madras.
FROM LLOYD'S Lin'.
GIAVMWD, Sc,?. I La... Med by the Sovereign, Vane, frnn
Bengal; /Salve, Thompfon ; Norfolk, Pope, and the Paikune,
/Weak, from Quebec; London, Lei*, from Jamaica; Jane,
Davidfon, from Tonningen ; Queen, Wilton. and the sally,
from Norway; Friends Adventure, Madden, from Lubec; 1/s-
-trands, Baldock, and the Ottrina. Tanker, from Zant ; John
and Ifabella, mural, from Konningiburg; Friendildp, Jaekfon,
and the Veneßa, Mile, front ArchangeL--Sailed the Charlotte,
Buried; Garland, Sanderfoa, and the Vrow Johanna, foe
Tonuingen.
AtTlvark—ln Standgate Creek. the Anna Chrittiana, Pa'gade,
from Naples—At Liverpool, Augulta, Renni ngton, from Jamaica;
Richard, Radley, from Miramachie ; Either, Rote; Thbouss,
Drewney, and the Alexander, Ruts, from Quebec--At Leith,
Chriltlana. Forrelter from Quebec—At Briltol, John, —, front
Quebec—In the Downs, Afrive, Thompron, from Q,f2ebec...-fn the
Clyde, Two Friends, --, from Cette ; Panne, Brown, from
Archangel; Johns, Duncan, and the Diana, Reibertiugh. from
Jamaica—At Newry, Dillgentia, Dos Santos, from Oporto—At
Lifbon, Queen, Bebe!, from Gibraltar—At Barbadoes, Beni*.
I min, Collins, atom Newfoundland—At New Orleans, Honour*
-, from the Clyde; Eliza, Clayburn ; and the Thomas, WU-
foe, from Liverpool—At St. Nekba, Indus, Weldon, from Ma.
dras; Africaine, from the South S fns ; the Calcutta man
of war from Portfmcsat, with a Dutch Grip, her prise and the
Lady Caftlercagh. Murray, from London.

Sunday afternoon the Unity privateer, of Brighton,
brought in there a very rich prize, bound to Frzace.
She is an American bottom, and is laden with Weft
India produce, and has a great quantity of dollars
on hoard. It is fuppofed to be Dutch property.
A large fleet of (hips for the Baltic art ttoirg down
the Humber to be in readinefs to join the convoy,
which is hourly expeded to arrive, and take the
charge of them to Elfinore. Another will fail in
fourteen days afterwards, and the laft Peterfburgh
convoy this year is expeded to fail from Hull the
Loth OCtober.

Falmouth is now become a Bonded Port, and great
expeEtations are formed of the advantages to be de •
rived from it.

The following Orders were ifibed yeßerday afte:.
noon, to the Qeen's Royal Volunteers :
“ In confequence of the orders of the Commander in Chief of
the diftrict, who will retlew Lord Banbury's and 11,-neral Phipps's
brigades of Volunteers, on the 16th init. on Wimbledon Common,
Lieut. Colonel Rohinfon informs the Members of the Pint Bata-
lion, that there will be parade on that day ; the warning drum at
fix in the morning, and the roll to be called at feven.
" As this field day will be very different from thofe hitherto
experienced by the corps, Lieut. Colonel Robinfon loves and ex-
peas, that no member will abfcnt himfelf under frivo:oaa preten.
ees,but that every man will attend and exert himfelf co confirm
the good opinion the Conuthanderbs Chief of the Diltriet has con-
ceived of the Corps.
" The Battalion will parade complete marching order, with
haverfacks, canteens, &c. and each man will provide himfelf whit
refrethments. " F. P. ROBINSON,
lAent.-Cot. tit QR. V."

The following Circular Letter has been fent to
the Commanding officer of Prince William of Glou-
cetter's regiment of Light Infantry, to be delivered
I among the non-cotnmiffinned officers and privates
Ste, Gimletltcr Houfe, Sept. 6, thoe. •
I am cmumanicd by the Duke of Gloueefter, to exprefs to
you the very high fenfe he entertains of the great attention flacon
by the Corps under your command, to the memory of his late
Royal Highnefs, his beloved father, on Wednefday lath
I atn to return you the Duke's belt thanks, and to requelt you
will communicate them to every Officer and Gmtlemaa in the
Corps, anring them, that M nothing they could have fo much
obliged hr Royal Highnds, as in talifying their wiped for Ins
Father on that melancholy occafion.
1 have the honour to be, Sir,
Your molt obedient and humble fcrvant,
To Major Blake, &e. &c. R. HAMILTON.
The different regiments compofing the ad brigade
of Loyal London Volunteers, muttered yetterday at
their ufual places of parade, and were infpedecl by
Lieutenant Colonel MARTIN. They were afterwards
marched to London Field, Hackney, where they were
reviewed by General the Earl of Hamm:Gros.
They drew up in the following military line :
t. The Firft Regiment of Loyal London Voluntesrs,
Colonel Birch, Commandant.
S. Sixth ditto, Robert W:gr.un, Efq M. P. Lieutenant ColoLel

3. The Ninth Regiment, Lieutenant Cotinel Haukey.
4. The Tenth ditto, H.C. Comb; £aq. M. P. Commandant.
S. 1. leventh ditto. Major Reid.
The Reviewing General was grilled by Colonels
STEWART and WHALE. his aids-de.camp ; General
BLAQ..IIWRRE, Quarter Matter General ; and Gene-
ral GORDON, Adjutant General. Brigadiers Gene-
ral PHIPPS, CARKUTHLRS, and the Earl of BANBURY,.
were alfo in the field. The different corps dilcover-
ed a becoming degree of emulation. The corps did
not leave the field until pal fcven, and were not dif-
mitred at their parades until near nine o'clock.
PREPOSSESSION....- The celebrated phyfingaornift
Lasater, has declared that no part of the tate tends
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of any one, as the appearance of a let of regular and
beautifully white teeth, as it imports the idea of open-
nefs of character, and gives a confidence in the per.
fon that potreffes them. Bur:Ales Rcilorative Toth
Powder (lands unrivalled in its excellence lot this par.
pole. It is a certain preventative againfl torth ache,
arid eradicates the fcurvy and its cattier, via. f:ll,d-
-nels and fponginefs ot slims, and it gives to the
mouth every appearance of health an .l beauty, mak-
ing the teeth pearly white, and lips and gums to
allume a delicate red or verrni::iAt c:iloor. It may
he had of moll Medicine Venders and Perfumers in
every own, in Dozes, at as. gd. each.

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?OR 7HE STAR.

SONAPARTE, OR THE PROPHECY OF
BY WM. CAREY.

(Concluded from the STAR of Saturday laft.)

E RRATUM in the fourth line above the beginning of the Avenging
Spirit's Speech, in the Fir 1 Part, on Thurfday laL
For Bending o'er the fatal roue,:
Read' Bending o'er the fatal Ism.'

(The Aveagteg Reidy eofttiavel)
a Day, in terror, fwiftly tied,
Ocean claimed the mighty dead.
Shrouded in the unfathomed deep,
Faft the haplefs warriors fleep,
Horror tolled their mourning knell:
Darknefs on the battle fell.
From the more, in wild affright,
I.iftening all the dreadful night,
The I NVADZIL law the Ikies,
Red with Gallic ruins, rife :
Echoes, multiplied by Fear,
Broke upon his ftartied ear,
As he watched the lingering hours,
And invoked the ruthlefs powers.
Soon—too loon—the Mo'u be viewed ;
Soon.—his armament fubdued ;
And, from the terrific &cm,
Hurried, with ferocious mien ;
Letting look his vengeful Horde,
To defpoil with fire and fvrord;
While vielorimes at their bead,
Tbeir dOroyiag mareh be led;
Changing to a frightful den
The long fettled haunts of men.
Smoking ruins pointed where
Cities lately flourilhod fair.
Chatty corks Reeved the land,
Slaughtered by his dire command.
Oft the vanquifked natives mourned,
Oft for fignal vengeance burned;
Until Albion, prompt to aid,
Her triumphant flag difpLiyed ;
And her fans, a &arida band,
Battened to defend the land ;
With the love of glory fired,
*their GALLANT CHIEF Intizeds (5)
They, in an aufpicions hour,
Bloke the ►RANTIC Scones, power;
Forced him to retreat with Oaame,
Palfied by the Britt& name,
And, completing his defpair,
Thundered on his flying rear."
" Faft his hope of conqueft
Peftileace his camp affailed :
Famine threatened, and the Foe
Haftened to repeat tie blow:
Thew, deferting his conamnd,
By a treafon deeply planned,
Worthy his unmanly foul,
From his menaced troops he Role;
To the Coaft obfeurely fled,
There embarking, veill his head;
And, amid the tempeft's roar,
Soon regained the Gallic sore."
" By his bloody Sire embraeed,
Welcomed home with fong and leaf,
The pale fugitive, again
Vaunted in a Martial (train."
" Shouting armies thronged to meet
And their barbarous idol greet;
While 'is monftrous Parent (trove
To outvy in thews of love,
Wounded by the PARRICIOZ, (()
The Sonatas DLSTIOT!R
" Europe law the Apoftate climb,
Boldly heaping crime on crime,
Armed with perfidy and force,
O'er the Monfter's hideous cork,
To the Bourbon's lofty feat,
Clothed in all the pomp of State."
" Lo a hollow peace fucceeds: (7)
Nature new no longer bleeds:
All thy ravening brood obeyed,
Uttered in the infernal made;
And thy Mcffengers await,
The commands of vengeful fate.—"
(The Avealiaz Spirit males tehverk.)
" Thrice the pealing thunder's broke,
'Ere the TO.CC of DARKNLIIS (poke.
Deep, as Hell's tremendous cry,
Rolrd the terrible reply."
" Lo the Man ! the SCOURGE of Gob
Tremble Nations at his nod !
See him grafping power fupretne,
Of his proud dynafty dream.
Drunk with vain and impious pride,
Let him Heaven and Earth deride:
With a fceptre arm his hand,
To chaltife a guilty land.
On the pale Ufurper's head,
Glories, more than regal filed.
Give his vaft ambition fcopc :
Mock him with difaftrous hope
In his lofty halls of Rate
Let fubmiffive Mon itch, wait,
Let his arbitrary Tway
Half the proftrase world obey :
Bid the brazen trump of Fame
His terrific power proclaim."
" Sifters, 10, the veil is rent !
Ifylewetohfe PEGGSHSIINT.
Who with HEAVEN (ball dare
Haar. and HORROR mark his red.'"
" Black St/p;riev haße away'
Rife Remorli, and faze your ; rry.
Give his waking hours to care,
Steep his numbers in defpair.
When fatigue ,hall feal his eyes.
Shades of martyred Chiefs arise:
Let his troubled confcit I.CC feel
The indignant vidtim's Reel.
(5) Sir SIDNEY SMITH, while heroic achievements bear a
ftrong ref, mblancc to the wanders of Ancient Romance.

(6) The RIN/P-, to which Bonapatte owed his teVtical exiiforre,
perifhtd by bit hands.
(7) The general charteter of tin; war !icing already painted. and
the fable exctedis, ints'a:asy dctas!,t, the Poctn rapidly pares frets'
the kizurc of :it.; Nwer by Bonaparte, to the react: of
Amiens.

Flaunt him at the fplendld Raft:
Let him pine yet dread to tails:
Whifper pinions in his bowl:
Blanch his check and rack his foul:
HoDo Yeagrassee ! in his ears !
Shake him with inceiTant fears:
Let bins bear in every wind,
The Affaffin's ftcp behind.
Joy and focial pleafure fly
From his dark and hollow eye :
Let his wild difordered mien
Shed difrnay on every Cane.
Worikipped on his golden throne,
Vainly !hall the tyrant groan :
All his fiery patinas roufe :
Malt the laurel on his brows :
Deep bettetth the (pail of Kings,
Plant your keen envenom'd (lbw :
Rumours dark and plots impart:
Gnaw and tear his trembling heart
Jealotify and hate arifc :
Sunder all his kindred ties:
Brother against brother bend :
Let him never know a friend.:
On his keret Councils wait:
Cover him with fool defeat :
Breaking holy leagues of Peace,
Let him war, and reap difgrace."
" Smile, thoefree
On his threatening Armies futile :
Ages hence, thy Sons (ball be
Crowned by Glory, brave and free.
ALIIION,Re a mighty rock,
Shall repel each hofille mock
Ala mighty rock that braves
Stormy winds and raging waves."
" Ply the Waters of the law.
Halle we te the TYRANT'S DOOMS
WEN with Heavenfiall dare mined
lieu. stud HORROR wart his CND !",;..1
" Not in battle (hall he fall,
By the (lord or flying ball:
Dear to Fame, the Soldier's death
Confecrates his lateft breath.
Nor mall he hie fold re(lgu
Calmly to the Wt r, t. Div' NZ,
Soothed by Minifters of grace
On the holy bed of Peace.
Ere the rapid flight of time
Fully Mall complete his prime,
Doomed by VIOLZNCI to bleed,
Night and Treafon claim the deed !"--(8)
Aift Recant:is ! ary.e iss bap :
Glut tbj hewers at the :
La, thypre, the Fates rejike,
And Tide TYRANT'S 117dAD is !bin I
(8) This prophetic denunciation is founded upon obvious mil
big circurnitatices. It is rendered probable by the hitiory of part
ages, and by We terrible example of the French Revolution, of
which almost every diltinguithed I.eader met with a violent end.
The cataltropbe which it forefee• is generally pointed out by the
fpirit of the lacred writing., which fo frequently inculcates that he
who loves the (word !hail perilh by it. lo anticipate, therefore,
that Bonaparte is nut likely to die a natural death, but by the hand
,t Conlpiracy or Revenge, are conclulions for which he himfelf is
anf menhir, as they are lady derived fruin his own adtions. By
rebdling aE Anil his lawlul luvereign, and by feizing upon the fu-
pretne peas cr, lie has incurred the irreconcilable enmity of all
rightful fucerrigna, of the french Royalitts, and of the mends of
monarchy in every country. By confpiring againit and overthrow•
big the Republican Government, to which he owed his elevation,
and of which he bad fworn hirufelf the champion, he has equally
Incurred the hatred of the French Republicans, and :di men of re-
publican principles. By' his invafion, oppreffion and plundering
of the Italian States, of Switzerland and Holland, and by his di-
vino° and robbery of the petty German Principalities, he has
raifed a fpirit of deadly vengeance againli his own perfon, in the
brealts of the inhabitants of thefe countries. Austria behold*
in him the modern Attila, who finally rent her dominions, and
bleated the glories of her ancient houfe. His raft ambitious pro-
jedta excite the fccret hoftility,as they appear to threaten the fafety
of every other government. By his wanton cruelties, by the tor-
rents of blood which lie has flied, and by his aportacy in Egypt,
he has muted every friend to humanity, to morals, religion, and
eltablithed order, to look upon him with abhorrence, as the com-
mon enemy of man. Bonaparte has thus placed his existence in a
Rate of hostility agalnit the Interests of every nation, and every
daft of men. He has hitufelf given birth to the common opinion,
that his life is a fource of general danger, which can only be
exerted by his fpeedy death.
When we combine the malignant paffions which he has railed,
and the feelings, perfonal and natural, which he has exafperated.
lure
this prerailim, opiak,n, that the general fafe requires h;., death.
We cannot be much furprifed it there arc numbers of men to be
Ifirand who confide their hatred of the Tyrant more than the pre-
xems of Religion, and boldly declare that the affallinatlon of Bo- '
*parte woulei be an ad of justice. It mutt be noticed, that the
Author has hitherto only adverted to the opinions of others. He has
limply Rated existing facts. If Bonaparte has, through the whole of
.his public life, hive riaky wade his p.wer the rules( his evaded; It he
'has uniformly (hewed in his adtions, that ibe ecaftders wry weans, b•no
ever vile and exerralle,te be fanxiioned by their being condueive to his own
lansts, his courcience must hourly in form !Urn, that it is very probable
there may be found tome political Fauatic,fome Fury of WeGuillo-
tine or Aponte of jacobinifm, who will turn his awn pave; lion of
,principles againft himfelf. lic mutt know that fuck Enthufiafts
mil confider the general good likely to refult from his death to be
a fufficient plea to faueliou his allaffir.ation.
However Britons with for an opportunity to combat and conquer
their enemies in the field, yet there is a mardinefs and generality in
the Britith Charadler which mull ever recoil with mirror front all
concern in the atTaffination of their mull inveterate Foe. Every
;Cbrillisn who makes the facred writings the guide of his Aliens,
.will bear in min/ that it is written therein of tbofewha fay—“ Let
rot de mt. that GOOD me, omc,TH SIRS is DANNAT lON.'

PUG/LISM.—A pitched battle was fought Teter-
day in Kilburn fields, between George Dawfon, a
fighting man, and Wilfon, a brick-maker.—
The combatant,- are brothers in-law, and they were
each candidate for the hand of a fair coutin. At
letting to Dawfon appeared to have a decided advan-
tage over his opponent, who depended on his firength
and fine, which, however, altogether failed ; and he
was (evenly beaten, after a conteft of 25 minutes.—
The triumph of the victor was but of 'bort duration,
for he was apprehended on a warrant for an iilegiti-
mate child before he got off the ground.
On Sunday morning a battle was fought between
two brick makers, in the neighbourhood of Hackney;
feveral of the fraternity attended, altd four or five
very bard rounds were fought ; at the conclufion of
the laft of which one of the combatants had his eye
laid open in fuch a way as probably to endanger his
fight, and his antagonili was confequently declared
v iEtor.

An innkeeper was convilfed before the Magi hate:
of Newealllas laa week, in the penalty of 51. for not
having his (tables, in which the dragoon horfes were
quartered, in proper repair.
On Saturday, W. Giles, a water Man of Sheernefs,
was cormitted. to Canterbury gaol, by E. Snoys,
Efq, for enticing a feansan to deicrt from the Mag-
na&me.

EXATIIVIAKE.

FORTOSI. PARTICI:MAU OF THE ZAITHQSIAXI AT 111-

PLR% JULY 3t.
We hope the danger is over. We have not felt
any (hock fence that on the night of the 27th : bat
the minds of the people are ftill in the deepett terror,'
and are fearful of new miferies ; for Vefuvius, which
on the preceding days had thrown up much Crooke,
and threatened a great eruption, has on a fudden
ceafed, and become frightfully tranquil. Every body
fleeps in the open air, and thofe who have coaches re•
main in them on the fta (bore.

The Queen, and Prince Leopold, and the Royal
Princeffes fled to the (tables, and paffed the night i-
coaches : the King who was at Portia, did the fame.
Upwards of zoo houfes have become uninhabitable,
and they are ail the ftronged built in the city, as if
the efforts of nature determined to triumph over thofe
of art.

Several perfons are gone to Portici, Refina, and
other places. The Court inhabit the little wooden
bottle, built on purpofe for earthquakes, in that part
of the Cattle called Il Cafine della Porcelana. AU
Naples is in horror and difmay—every thing pre-
fents the afpat of defolation and tuin. In the day-
time we meet with nothing but proceflions of all
forts ; numbers are occupied in afccrtaining the da-
mage done, which is found to be much greater than
was imagined. Betides the palace of the Duke of
' Coregliano, under the walls of which feveral perfons
perifhed, thole of the Prince del Scyero, the Duke de
Sangro, the Duke de Monteleone, &c. lice. have been
denroyed. The intelliftnce from the provinces is
fill more alarming, and 'announces much greater mi-
fery. The La courier from Rome lays, that from
Ciferna to Naples he met with nothing but ruins.—
St. Maria de Capua, which contained fifteen thoufand
fouls, is almoft uninhabitable. lie ferrite of the
poll can no longer be performed regularly.
09e of the circumfances which rende..,, this event
mach more difaftrous the feafon in st 't:ch it hap.
pened : it happened precifely at the period of the
flame% and a great part of it will be loft. In fine,
many prifoners efcaped during the difatler, fo that
v.hen our fears of another earthquake &all be re-
moved, we than be in dread of becoming the viflim
of robbery and aflafEnation.

We have not yet received any news from Calabria
and Sicily. The number of foldiers who writhed
under the ruins of the barracks at St. Maria, is but
10--leveral hunks perifhed. In the province of Sa-
lermo, and in the three provinces of La Poodle, the
(hock was much tel viulent—but in the county of
Molefa the damage is very confiderable. The town
of Iferna has been entirely dellroyed. The official
reports of the Governor eilimates the dead at up-
wards of moo, who have been dug out of the ruins
already. Irma contained upwards of 7000 inhabi-
tants, fo that the firth part of its population has
been cut off. Campoboffiy Barariello, Lopozaaln,
Maccha, and fume other (mall places, have been en-
tirely deftroyel : the number of perfons who poi&
ed in thole different towns is flared to be 20,000.—
Much damage was afro done at Piedmonte de Alifa,
Cajazzo, Cnfcitn, Santa Maria, and Capuas but no
lives were loft. The earthquake extended from one
fea to the other, in a line which might be drawn from
the crater of Vefuvius to that of-Posznoti. It ap-
pears that its greateß force was in the Matefa, which
occafions deep apprehenfions for Boiano, the ancient
capital of the Samnites, which has been often de-
firoyed by the fame fcnurge. It is (aid that the town
of Arcenfo is entirely deftroycd. Every eye is turned
to Vefuvius ; perfons who live near it Rate, that
fince the earthquake they have heard a groaning in
the bowels of the mountain, as if proceeding from
matter in a Rate of ehulition.

The Quarter of Pizzofalcone is a heap of ruins.—
There are few Ilretts pairable, both on account of,
the ruins, and from the apprehenlion that the houfes-
which are fill (landing, will fall. Laft night there
were in the environs at leaf to,ooo perfons fleeping
in the open air : feveral phmnomena are talked of, a
fountain near San Germano, where the water was
Tweet and mild, became in an infant fulphureous.

On Tuefday evening a fire broke out at a milliner's
(hop in Cranburn•alley, which was occalionerl by a
(park from a candle communicating to fame drefTer.
It was fortunately fubdued after doing confiderable
damage in the room where it broke out.
The following interefting narrative, communicat-
ed by the Captain of a merchantman to his owners
is given in a letter from Barbadoes, dated July 19 :
" On the 3d inftant, I chartered a copper bottomed
' fchormer, dire& for llerbice, and went in her, in
company with a Dutch Lady and her two children.
In the night of the sth, at ten o'clock, a moll violent
gale of wind drove us on the rocks of Berbuda, three
leagues from :he awe, when we fhould have all
perilhed, if Axmicury COD had not fared us in a
molt miraculous manner. Moft of the crew took
poffeffion of the fmall beat, and ventured to fea ;
but I and fame more were left behind : in lets than'
half an hour the veffel was (lathed to pieces. It was
a dilmal night, blowing, raining, thundering, and
lightning ; the fea came incelftntly over our heads :
I went from one piece of the wreck to another, to
hold myfelf fall ; but in the courfe of two hours I
was quite eahaulted, filled with fea water, and my
body Mockingly wounded from beating among the
rocks : fix times I was walked away, but a heavy
fea always brought me up again ; and at laft I was
driven upon fame planks, where I found the poor
woman and her two children, crying out in a molt
lamentable manner : I Caved them three times, and
took one of the girls, eight years old, in my arms ;
but having loft all ftrength, a high fea tore her from
me—nobody could Aid her—we gave her up for
loft, and expel ed every minute to (hare the fame
fate. At day break, to our great farprife and joy,
we Caw the child at ('me diflance from us, flicking to
a piece of wood hanging on the rocks : a dog was
with her, and, I really believe, fared her, for the Mid
the was washed away frequenly, and came as often
up again to the fame place. Between ten and eleven
in the morning of the 6th, when we had not the
fmalleft hope of being fared, we Caw a (mall beat
pulling after ns ; it was our good Captain, who was
looking after us, not expeeing to find us more. In
about three hours afterwards we arrived on the un
inhabited !hare of Berbuda, without any other clothe.
except a Chits."

.• • •
TO THE EDITOR OF no: sT.IR.

Mr. EDITOR —lt has been obferved with grce
truth, that the Officers of the Britifh Army, fume
few of the Engineers and Artillery excepted, do rot
read profeflional books. This is the more to be ia.
mented as we have no other means of acquiring mi-
litary knowledge; opportunities of feeing fervice on
a great fcale occurring fb feldom, that I believe many
of our General Officers are inexperienced rrEn.
A celebrated Spandh writer oblerves, th:tt more
inftrullion may be derived in a few months by
refletaing on the aCtions of great Captains, than ex-
perience can give in many rears. For it rattly hap-
-:ns to any man, in a long cnurfe of fervice, to 6:
prefent at fifty affirms of any confcquence ; wherns
in books, foine thoufand examples may be found,
which by the good or ill Grocers, the nie.tfores v
or ill taken, together with the obferva!i its cf
men refpeEling them, will [hew in wh.lt manner „:e
Officer ought to aft in like fttuati•nu.
The ufual excufe for not reading is. that ag c:.•
cumllances arc never exaelly fimilar,
can never apply. As the Caine objeetions hold wick
refpeet to experience itfelf: I hope we (ball hear re
more of this nenfenfe, which, after all, is only the
refuge of idlenefs.
In order t'► facilitate the diffufions of knowlejgrim
the army, I recommend the eftablifirment of Regi-
mental Libraries. All that can be learnt in the do-
kt iss I believe, comprifed in about one hunched
volumes ; and I calculate, that two days par of the
Officers in a firong regiment, will purchafe the books.
Every Officer will thus, at a trifliag expence, have
the conflant tile of a complete colltaion cf Military
Books.

The immediate effete of this Plan is obvious. It
will befides excite a Ipirit of enquiry, and promote
difcuOion : we thould loon have trannatiotts of the belt
foreign Authors ; and the complaint that we have
few original claflical works in our own language.
will be done away when Genius is nu longer repretted
by the fear loling its reward.
If contrary to tape Cation this Plan fhould fail of
producing the defired effeß, k may be advifabk to
iattitute Examinations for the Lieutenancy and Cont-
pang : a thorough knowledge of Dundas, with the
Tour of kegintental Duty for the Fill ; a (wilier
Progrets, including Field Enginteting, for the Se-
c.
I thould hope it would not he necdfary to examine
for the higher ranks; becanfe, an Officer defirousof
diflinguiflting himfelf, and who has been induced to
open the door of fcience, will not flop at the
threfhold. I am, tcc. &C. ACATHOC IS.