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London, England, 1812-03-23 00:00:00

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MARCH[
AtriVed, the Loan COCRRARR hireattig,
cruite ; the MARINER; of 14 gluts, froth the Jersey
station; the CowsrAiri, of 14 guns, frOm the Roche-
fort statirm ; NIMROb cutter, from Off: L'Orient
ACHATES, of 18 guris, front a cruise ; the Chester-
field Packet, from the Braids—having otershot the
port df Falmouth ; and the Danish ship Maria Do-
rothea, litcastAN, from Long Sound, last from
RaMsgate, with a cargo of timber for this port--
Sailed, the SPARROW, of 18 guns, for Corunna, but
was obliged to put back in consequence of the gale
the transport brig Thomas, under convoy of the
SPARROW, with stores, for Corunna, put back, wkh
the loss of her fore. -yard.—A large fleet passed up
Channel to-day, supposed to be the outward•bound
West Isndiamen drove back.

Last night it blew a vemenduous gale from the
S.W.—all the ships in harbour have rode it out itti
saftlY.—A sloop of war lying between the !Mind and
Main parted one of her cables, but fortunately brought
up with her best bower, without sustiining other
injury. During the night a trawl, or fishing-boat,
went on shore under Teat's Hill, and it is feared will
go to pieces. A lighter, loaded with Oaf, was also,
during the gale, sunk under the Victualling-Office. I
—There is a Merchant vessel on Shore a little to the
eastward of this port, the particulars of which are not,
yet known. A large ship cartel is just gone into
Catwater, with the loss of main-top-mast, particulars
of which. We have not yet learnt, the weather being
to boisterous no boat can venture off. A boat be-
longing to the LORI/ COCHRANR hired brig, with five
men, was this moment upset in the mouth of Cat-
water, two of whom were unhappily drowned, and
the others, with much difficulty, were saved.
Five o'clock, p. m. weather in ere moderate, wind
S. to S. S. W. several vessels a rc standing in.
The TILMERAIRE, 98 guns, was yesterday put out
of commission, and the Officers and men belonging
to her were turned over to the UNIoN, 98 guns.
ro RTSMOUTR, MARCH 21.
Arrived here this afternoon the VENO2OII, Cap-. P.
DURUM;; HANNIBAL, Capt. Prat, (acting) ; NORM
STAR, Capt. CQR ; FAWN, Capt. FELLOWS; and
HOTSPUR, Capt. PRICE; the whole of these ships, ex-
cept the HOTSPUR, composed the squadron off the
Isle of Bas, and Were recalled from. that elation by
the Horan& who sailed from hence on Thursday
morning. On their arrival here they were imme-
diately ordered to get ready for sea ; and it is ex-
pected they will sail in the morning. The ilorartsa
fell in with the IPIIICRNIA, PELORUS, and SERAPI%
with the Mediterranean convoy on Friday, much dis-
persed—it was then blowing a gale ; the men of war
-had not a single tail set, and the convoy were labour-
ing hard off the Isle of Bas. The HOTSPUR had a boat
washed from her quarter—she has fired a gun for all
officers to repair on board.

The following ships are ordered to Proceed to the
Baltic under the command of Vice-Adthiral Sir
JAMS. SAUSIAREZ, and are expected to sail in a few
days for that station ;—yrcrotty, Admiral Sir JADIES
SAUMAREX, Captain DI7MARESQUE ; PRINCE OFWALES,
Captain BEDFORD ; UNION, Captain ---- ; Vroo,,
Rear.. Admiral I. N. Mona's, CaptainOMMAWNEY
CoURAGEUX, Captain WILKINSON ; PLANTAGENET,
Captain T. EYLES ; MARS, captaih RAPER ; ORION;
Captain Sir ARGHIBALD DICKSON, Bart. ; ZEALOUS,
Captain T. BOYS ; PRINCES/IC/mantis, Captain poww-
MAN ; DICTATOR, Captain ROBERTWILLIAMS j LOIRE,
Captain JOSEPH BECHER ; PYRAMUS, Captain DASH-
WOOD; FISGARD, Captain F. Maim ; EFISALION,
Captain E. HEyr-oon ; HELDER, Captain JOHN San.
BELL f DAPHNE, Captain P. Piro):; ARIEL, Captain
D. Ross; Rosz, Captain M.forsru..—The THE±IAN
frigate is ordered for foreign service; said to be the
East Indies.—A fleet for the East Indies consisting
of the following ships is assembled at the Moth&
bank; viz. Wexford, Glatton, Marquis of Huntly,'
Elpbinstone, Bombay; Cirencester, and Alnwick
Castle, for China ; Lord Keith, Harriet, Indus, Ann,
and Sovereign, for Madras and Bengal: No convoy
is yet appointed for them..-The NAtAn and HALIFAX
are come into harbour to refit3_ the former came in
with a temporary rudder, her bther hating been beat
off when at anchor oft the Kentish coin'.
MAactt 22. .Arrived the LEXIE?. PAW'S; Ma.
SIELTOZ, and FuOteno; fioin a =he; and the Natal,
from the Brailli—Sailed his Majesty's ships *Callon:
MARS, AT/INCH/UR; HANNIBAL, HOrsionii, and fiatai
RIOT, on t trhise ; Auer sloop of war with a convoy
for Newfoundland, and the LAroxafrigate for Lisbon.
The Cheristrgb litiadron; which arrived at St. He-
!en's yesterday, are said to be sailed again to itsnnie
their station:—*ind S. S.
• DEAL, MARCH if.
Arrived his Majesty's ship lecoftliAirr, front a
ernize off Boulog,ne.
MAROS tne ZPIICSALATOE lugger knd a
cutter with a convoy for Portsmouth.—Came down
'froth the Rivet' the City of Ldndon East Indiantan.'
Bird the Bess, CA sit, for Malta. Wind N.F.: •
SHEERNESS, MARCH CI.
Sailed hit blojesty's ship Twzu) with a convoy for
Heligoland.--Wind S.W.
YARMOUTH-a:MARCH at.
Arrived on Friday, ft. al. from the Nore, the Den-
, ant with a convoy for Heligoland ; and-the RAN-
Nun cutter from Harviich, and remain with the SOLE--
MT, Hitaarr, and €lllsol4-;Wind E. fresh hems. •
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General Itx-r.tgo 'innaaittorOs: and F,milT,
arrived at Portsmouth; to proceed to Gibraltar with
the tirNl convoy. .
General WrteAfrAti ai-ri
also • Ved Iloriaroutli
to proceed to Lisbon, in the Lavowa, as soon as the
wand become, fair. The Hoia. Colonel KING is Also
goiug in the same Slip, with Colonel VVALttra of the
Royal-Artillery, and Many other *Officers of the En-
gineers, Artillery; and other regiments...
Major-General At.rt Minsk Castiatu.i. is apPointi4
Commander in Chief of the fortes at the Isle of Franco
and Bourbon.

Dr. WEiR, IngleCult of lidzpitals, &c. is arrived at
Por_smouth for the pu.rpose of inspectlng the pri.
soners of war, at the different Depots, and selecting
such as from infirmity are of no use in warfare, to be
sent home.

This morning; it seven o'clock, a denichineni of
the 3d Regiment of Gitards, matt:Whim Pettm•q
Barracks for Ports/noddy; in Wier tit emblik foc
Portugal.

Twenty thousand mtisitqi hiiiebeeO !hipped withipie
the last few days from the Tower for Portugal;
During last week 60 hones of the Rept' Aitineei
embasked at Portsmouth lei PortitgaL •
Monday, detarhrnents of 109 of the aid 191
of the 79th regiment, embarked at Portsmouth fix
Portugal. Tuesday, 10 of rid regiment embar-
ked from the same place.
The 2d battalion of the 50th regithent are expectecL
at Portsmouth from Guernsey in a few days.
The East Middlesex Regiment of Militia; rhich
have been quartered at Purtsmoutli for some time
past, received their route last week, and the first di.
vision commenced their march on Saturday for Salis.
bury, frbm thence tl:cy expect to proceed to Bristol,
and then to Ireland. The Hereford Militia will ar.
fly, at Bortsmouth on the Sit inttant, and the Exist
lievon on Wednesday next. A battalion c.f Militia
detachments is ordered Item the Sevein District to
Portsmouth.

A Recruietig— Depot is to be immediately formed
either at Sierra Leone or Goroe, under the diiec;
tion of Brevet Major Wsionato, of the Bth West
India retiment, who is to be assisted by a Staff con-
sisting of one Captain; fobr Lieutenants; one Adju;
tant, one P.iymaster, and one Serjeant-Major, to •
which *sill be attachecis one serjeant and two corporals
from every Black regnt on the Welt India static',
To t,he Common& ig ()fleets the following 'Allolvancet
will be granted, in addition to their regimental pays
viz. to the Commandant 15x. Cu the Captain 10s. and
to each Lieutenant .ss. per diem, while detached ott
this service. The Commandant will be authorized to
appropriate to the service of the .‘ est India regiments
such eligible person/eft may be found eargoe.
of Negroes captured under the Slave Abolition Act ;
and in order to ei.couiage as nauth as poisible
oluntart enliitment,• a bounty of eight guineas will
be allowed to be disbur,;ed for each reertnt, of which;
however, three guineas At least are to be expended
for his equipment of necessaries. Slop clothing for
500 men will be immediately issued, and the Lords
Commissioners of his Mojesty's Treasury nave granted
the sum of £4900 to be expended in pteseuts for the
Native Chiefs:

The following are the snips which lately composed
the squadron At L',Orient, ,-nd which our ships are
supFosed to be its pursuit of :—L'Eyl.u, ReAr-Ad.
miral ALLEMAGNE, of 74 gusts ; VeterAn, 74 gnus;
formetly commanded by Jzaokt BONAPARTE; Haut.
poult, 74 guns ; Marengo, 80 guns ; Culteman, 80
guns; Diligente, 20 guns—they are said to be ti:e
finest ships of their cuss in the French Navy, and
manned partly by the seAmel lately retittned iron
the Isle of France.
A letter from Leith, dated March 19, 181 Z hays,
6 Three Danish slOopi, prizes to the SiettuNviits gun.
brig, attired in Leith Roads on Monday: Ihe
STatravous has taken cighC prizes during' her 14st
:cruize. The V2b71.13 frigate arrived on . Tuesday
itiorning j also the Hrez atmed ship, froth seeing the
Baltic convoy safe in the Cetera. The Royal
Bounty, of Leith, for the Greenland fishety, went Out
of the harbour okblodday, to the Roads from whence.
the sailed yesterday morning ; but put into Largo
bay in the Retnoun. The Advici-, t f Dundee, for
Davis' Straits, was forced into Lugo -bay, by the
strong north-east winds, on Stutda.y, where she Still
remains."

Bili Sehmer.•;—This celebra' ;ed... chief, tired of the
purlieus of Fleet-street. at length secedes to the soli.
tary haunt of New South Wa4er., not, howeVer, as
the victim of the Home Secretary of State, bat as
the protege. of that for the Colonies. He goes out
(a voluntary exile) as an escort: to Mrs. Soanies, who,
it seems, &Isnot been sufficiently adroit hi motive:ming
even under the auspices of her tactical busbAnd !
The body of the Rev. J. Woolsteobirlmc-, Minister
of Peak Forest, was last - week found In a ditch at
Beotigh, in Derbyshire. It is supposed he fell in and
strait sufißcated.
Matmfactolries for the milk-don of . algae fallow
ehesnins are to be 'established at Naples, Florence,
and Genoa. It is said to lle aket•taiiked by expStillNlN2
,abat 50 kilograms of ebesnuts yield 30 kilogiailiof
10 cf-tyritp, and sof pat Supt. '^":,
. Ass-basa.--=To-day arrivah E Wirrgril'tth tiami be
'port supply phe demand brisk, nod miss maul warm
M pica of about tits. per sorter : Some silo* lassoes
the quatatiow•—Rye is dearer—Barley sad Mak
White istat alp at a nuttier literates in prick..-•' 11a wait saw
be said of the two sorts of Beans—Oats are ut ntiddllqg Irwin
and sales 11,0 readily effected at a furtber advisor—inner bss
then ss. per sack. ' • .
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cotters? raidais ONDalt:
Vaunt Oh. 116 s. Beata sa, 4145.
' Elite ditto, ISO.. 142 e. Tick duos (am) Bes, ka.
' Rte ees. 725. Ditto (ins Old) 10s. sat.
Barley 601.656.04. • Oats, so, 40.. 465.
Mak, 40e. 045". Awed ditto, Sik. 41s. • •
Whirs Pelts, (110ihrt) SQL IP. .Prestos litre. H.. 27a Od.
Grey ditto, (Os. 6.58. , ips Soak '
Fine Met; ti01.111,0•-ilscOnda, 105% pm&
SMITILFUIL.D.—Marck as. • . •
Beef as' lid to Nad Veal 7s OJ y, jt Oil
Mattes Is *I to ys 4d Pork es oleo vs' !fl
"LAD Or CAfTilt rmrslov. •
Beasts shoot 2240.14 heap as 4 I.matba,- UMW
Cahail/4.loo—Piim JOG,,
PRICE OP HAY AND STRAW IN sikrifrom.
)Hay Si ins to Sl los New arm aCo to
Ilew flat SS Ai to SI Co Stiaw SI Se ti SI Illa •
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