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London, England, 1814-08-25 00:00:00

'PLYMOUTH, AUGUST Qs.

Arrived the Richard, Mstarraur, from Qtrbeel
one of the C TAWS convoy ; also the TIGLIt
of war, from a ctuize.—Wind S.W.
FORTSMOUTH, AUGUST XL
Arrived :•:e BELVIDRIMI frig-ite; from Bermuda
LzotitnAs frigate, from Havannah ; and num,* fri-
gate, from Plymouth.—Sailed his Majesty's ships
MAGNIFICItNT, AMPH lON, CAM SL, Ri NA LW, and
llyAga, with a fleet for the West Indies i • the IIA••
NICUS with a fleet for Spain and Pottugal, accom-
panied by the Cosrucr and Rump:a • the Lipper
and RAVEN, with a convoy for North America, &c.
the Auanzas, etc. with a fleet for the East Indies and
Brazils ; and the BoansaY, for Cork and the coast of
America.—Wind West.
DEAL, AUGUST 54.
Remain, his Majesty's ship MONMOUTH, JASON fri•
gate, CADMUS, GRIMM, RosAitto, and R EDPOL
sloops of war; OLYMPIA cutter; Ariel, Mary Ann,
Economy, Union, Success; Pheasant, Mary and Mar-
garet, Hope, Norfolk, Antelope, Alexander, Isabella.
Industry, Venus, Heart of Oak, Europe, Ceres, Su-
sannah, Harrier, North Ash, Free Briton, Lioness,
Mary, British Union, and Dover transports ; and a
few more (particulars unknown) supposed to be wait-
ing to take the German Legion to Germany.—Sailed
the Spanish ship Samaritana, Capt. S UCH ACIDGAI for
St. Sebastian's.

Accounts have been received at Liverpool of Sir
A. COCHRANE having in the course of his operations
on the American coast destroyed the town of Port-
land.. The following extract of a letter contains the
authority on which the intelligence rests :
44 I.lvaaroal, AUGUST 22.
" The Alert, BROWN, arrived here from Burin,
Newfoundland, sailed from thence July 31. Captain
BROWN informs, that a vessel had arrived front Halifax
the day before he sailed, in 4 days, the master of which
reported, that the boats belonging to the ships under
Admiral COCHRAN& had burnt the town of Portland,
and the shipping is that port. Capt. Bikers further
says, tbat.the account was fully credited at-Berle."
MILANCUOLY ACCIDENT.—Friday se'nnight, Elias
Mould, under-Viewer, at Hebburn colliery, near New-
castle, descended one of the pits with the deputies
and overman to change the course of the air fcr ven-
tilation, When the pit fired, and himself and ten others
were unfortunately burnt to death.
To THE Enrroa.—Sir, In an account of the recent
execution of several unfortunate men, one of whom
is said to have been in a state of insanity, from the
time when the awful warrant for his execution was
received, the consequence of such a state of mind,
with respect to his behaviour, at the place of execu-
tion is mentioned, as well as the difficulty of carrying
into effect the sentence of the law. It is added, that
66 at length the Executioner was compelled to get
upon the scaffold, and push him forcibly from the
place on which he stood."
I beg leave to enquire, how far such a circum-
stance is consistent with the following exposition of
the law, by Sir Merraaw HALE and Mr. Justice
BLACILSTONR?--.

64 If, after judgment passed on the prisoner for a
,4 capital offence, he becomes of nonsane mernuiy,
44 execution shall be stayed; for, peradventure, ►ays
the humanity of the English 14w, had the prisoner
66 been of sound memory, he might have anet:geil
'I something in stay of judgment or execution."

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