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London, England, 1809-03-15 00:00:00

• , .._ ORDNANCE OFFICE.
Frig PRINCIP4I.I. OFFICER 6
JESTrs ORDNANCE, 6 hereby give
That Proposals will be received at their Office
or before Friday the 17th instant, from such I"
willing to undertake the Supply of Forage
Horses stationed in the following Districts, viz.
North Britain South West, including
Northern mouth, Isle of Wight
Yorkshire Christchurch .
Eastern, exclsive of Warley Western
Southern, exclusive of Chat- Woolwich, with its Denpee
ham dencies
Warley and Chatham .
For a period of six months front the Ist of April next. _ •
The Forage to be furnished in cations to consist, as hereahlit
may from time to time be requireCl, either of :::' I
101bs. of Oats or of 71bs. of Oats
1 2lbs. of Hey 141bs. of Hay '
81bs. of Straw Sibs. of Straw
And must be delivered at the respective stations at the expence of
the Contractor, who is also to furnish suck Horses with OatsN
albs. per ration, as may be billetted within the District for whfc'
he Contracts. )

The Proposals may be delivered separately or jointly for each
District, and it is expected that the Contractor shall receive the
•Stable Dung, that, during the period of his contract, may accu-
mulate, making an allowance for the same after the rate of
per Horse per week.

Further particulars may be known upon application to the Offi
tors Commanding the Royal Artillery in each District; and also
at the Secretary's Office, in Pall-Mall aforesaid, any day be-
tween the hours of ten and four o'clock, where the Proposals are
to be delivered, sealed up and endorsed, " Proposals for the
Supply of Forage ;" but no Proposal can be admitted after the
said 17th day of March instant, at twelve o'clock at noon of the
same day, neither will any Tender be noticed unless the party
making it, or an Agent in his behalf shall attend.
By Order of the Board. R. H. CREW, Sect dory.

devolving Light erected in 1106, upon the. Start point of
the Island of Sanday, frotet which the Light on North fioniddsa*
bears by the compass N N.E. E. distant abosit eight miles, will
continue to be lighted as heretofore, this Light having been found
to be in the most centricalaftitation,for pointing out the low shores
of the North Isles of Orkney. •
As the Commissioners are desirous that the
charge should be at all times in the best order,
Masters of Vessels, who may observe any
perly kept, are requested to give notice to
Commissioners, or to Mr. Robert Stephenson,
immediately upon their arrival in any port
Ireland.
By order of the Commissioners of the Nor
C. CUNNINGHAM,
Eclinbtergh, Medi 4, 1809. •

EAST NICHT%

ADMIRALTY OFFICE, MA..
• Vice Admiral Douglas, Commander in Chief at
Yarmouth, has transmitted to the Honourable Wil-
liam Wellesley Pole a letter from Captain Hole, of
his Majesty's sloop the Egeria, giving an account
of his having captured, on the 2d instant, off the
Scaw, the Danish National cutter Aalborg, of six
guns and twenty-five men, bound to Norway with
army clothing.
Mr. Stewart, Commander of the Lord Nelson
packet, had brought the above vessel to Close action,
and assisted in her capture.
Cop. of a Letter from Vice Admiral Sir J. B. Warren, Bart. and
K. b. Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels
at Halifax, to the Hon. W. W. Pole, dated Bermuda, Jan. 27.
Sir—l have the honourhere tvith to inclose,for their Lordships'
information, the copy of a letter I have received from Captain
Wales, giving an account of the French privater Becunb having
been captured by the Ferret. I have the honour to be, &c..
(Signed) J. a. WARREN.
His Majesty's Sloop Ferret, October 27.
Sir—l have the honour to acquaint you, that yes-
terday his Majesty's.sloop under my command, after
a chase of four houys, came up with and captured la
Becune, French privateer. schooner, mounting one'
long nine pounder amidships, ard two carronades,
small arms, &c. with a complement of
,thkryeight.
Men. She is coppered, and sails very fist ; out tens
days from Martinique on a three months' cruize, aud
has made one capture. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) It. WALES.
Copy of another Leiter from Vice Admiral Sir J. B. Warren,
Bait and K. B. to the Hon. W. W. role, dated Bermuda, the
2d of February last.
Sir—l have inclosed a letter for their Lordships Information
from Captain Hawker, of his Majesty's ship Melampus, who,
with his usual activity and zeal, has captured, after some resis-
tance, the French corvette Colibri, of fourteen twenty-four poun-
der carronades and two long eight 'pounders; with a complement
of ninety-two men, commanded by Lieutenant de Vaisseau des
Landes, and having on board five hundtelLind seventy barrels of
Sour, and a great quantity of gun powder, for the relief of the
enemy's islands. The above vessel is new off the stocks, and of
a superior class of worktnanship ; coppered and fastened, and
appears well calculated for his Majesty's service: I have the ho-
nour to be, &c. (Signed) i. R. WARREN.
His Majesty's Ship Melampus, at Sea, January 29.
Sir—Having seen the transports in, safety to Bar-
badoes, agreeably to your orders, and being on my
return to the northward on the 16th instant, in lat.
19. 30. long. 59. 39. the Melampus captured the
French National brig le Colibri, Mons. Deslaades,
Lieutenant de Vaisseau, Commander, of sixteen 24-
pounder carronades and 92 men, three of whom were
killed, a Lieutenant with eleven wounded, through
the persevering endeavours of her Commander to es-
cape, who had the temerity to return our fire for a
short time when fairly alongside. She is quite new ;
from Cherbourg, bound with a cargo of flour and
gun powder for the relief of St. Domingo ; had taken
and sunk two English brigs from Newfoundland to
Lisbon, (the Hannibal and Priscilla of Dartmouth.)
I have the Honour to be, &c. (Signed)
E. HAWKER.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED- •

Wm. Stokes and John WraiLla, of Manchester, joiners, Feb. 27,
1809.
John Crisp and John Ashton, of Mark-lane, London, wine and
spirit merchants, Feb. 28, 1809.
James Ransom e and James Bird Spark e,of Great Yarmouth, iron-
founders, March 2, 1809.
George Maryon and Robert Price, of Charles-street, Westmin-
ster, coal-merchants, March 4, 1809.
John ot%son and Thomas King, of Pocklington, Yorkshire,
corn-factors, Feb. 11,1809.
John Luke, Thomas Hall, and Robert Corney, of London., insu-
rance-brokers, Dee. 31,1908.
Thomas Fleming, Thomas Sterndale, and George Robinson
Crumpton, of Manchester, woollen-dyers, Jan. 1, 1809.
George Nottage and Stephen Wrat hall, of King-street, Old Gra-
vel-lane, butchers, March 4, 1869.
Richard Fenton and Thosnes Fenton, of Hanley, Staffordshire,
linen-drapers, Feb. 16, 1809.
Francis Watts Sharpe and Jo'sa Browne, of Leeds, Yorkshire,
cloth-merchants, Dec. 31, 1808.
BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.
May 16. George Davis, of Kingsland-Road, Middlesex, cow-
keeper, dealer and chapman, at ten, at Guildhall.
BANKRUPTS. -
George Noton, of Derby, shopkeeper, dealer and chapman, to
surrender March 25, Apt il I, and 25,.at twelve, at Guildhall,
London. Attorney, Mr. Hall; Salters -Hall, I.ondon.
Henry Marks, of High-street, parish of St. Giles irr the Fields,
Middlesex, salesman, dealer and chapman, March 25, 28, and
April 25, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney-, Mr. E. Isaacs, Mitre-
court, Aldgate.
John Baster, now or late of Steffield, Yorklire, edge-tool-manu-
nutacturer, dealer and chapman, March 24;25, and April 25,
at three, at the George Inn, Market-place, Sheffield. Attormes,
Mr. John Wilson, No. 16, Greviik•-street, Hatton-Garden,
London; or Mr. Sargant, Sheffield.
James Bowers., of Manchester, innkeeper, dealer and chapman,
April 6,7, and 25, at eleven, at the Dog Tavern, Manchester.
"'atomics, Messrs. Johnson and Bailey, Manchester; or Mr.
Ellis, curshor-street, London.
William Wynn, late of Mertber Tydvil, Glamorganshire, vint-
ner, dealer and chapman, March 24,25, and April 25, at eleven,
at the Mitre Inn, Bridgewater, Somerset. Attornies, Mr. Ed-
ward
Evans, of Newport, Monmouthshire; or Mr. J.Williamsj
Red Lion-square, London.
John. Rushy of New Mills, Derbyshire, cotton-spinner, dealer
and chapman, April 6,7, and 25, at eleven, at the Royal Oak-
Inn, Manchester. Attornies, Mr. Cardwell, Manchester; or
Mr. Ellis, Cur-itor-street, London.
Samuel lokss 1-11.:nt, of Norwich, duffiebl-mlinufacturer, dealer
and chapsnan, March 28, 29, and April 65, at five, at the
Wi.ggon and Horses, Norwich. Attornies, Mr. James Marsh,
Nt.rwich ; or Mr. John Gilbert SaUers, Great Saint Helen's,
London.

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?CEEDINGS.

, MARCH 14.
Bogle. .1.0 be tureter

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Further est... Owes beard on Campbell's Divorce Bill, which
was read a seated time.
In the Committee on Brograve's Divorce Bill, Mr. DA r LAs
was hears for Laity 13rograve.• He stated, that she had brought
Sir -George a fortune of 4154000, in return far which an annuity
was secured to his-on the estate of £lOOO per annum. He was
ed to a settlement under this deed,
between a jointure and a dowry.--
n case of a divorce' a viscule *sari-
latter practice, the dowry was for-

, of opinion thy the settlement
the interest of t'le fortune.
t admitted the law to be as was
pro Vision was made for the party, it
- the usual t..erse of the proceed-
question vWiie4 required much
movt.d that the further proct..ed-
next.—Ordered. .
first time, and the other Bilh on
respective stages.
CAMPAIGN IN sP.SIN.

Lord DARNLEY renewed liis observations respecting the ne-
cessity of having before the House the letter addressed by Mr.
Frere to Sir John Moore, at saiamanca. He conceived it to be
a document of the utnicest importance when a discussion should
take place on the conduct of the late campaign in Spain. It was
his-intention to give notice of a day upon which he should move
for the production of that papi:r.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL had no doubt but he should be able
to satisfy the House why the letter alluded to should not be pro+
duced ; but he should defer stating his reasons for refusing, until
the NohleLord brought forward his motion.

Lord MOliket offered a few words respecting the propriety of
.producitig the letters.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The House in a Committee on the Shilling and Sixpenny Sa-
lary Duty Bill, went through the same, and to he reported to-
morrow.
Lord CASTI.ERF.AQH resented, pursuant to order, same
documents respecting PortugaL—Ordered to lie on the table.
GE': ERA!. CLAVXRING.
/41r. WILLIAMS WYNNE deferred his Motion for the com-
mittal of this Officer until Monday nest, the debate on the main
question not being yet eaded.
SPANISH PAPERS.
Lord TEMPLE, alluding to a question put last night to the
Right Honourable Secretary of State, whether the letter of Mr.
Frere to the British Commander in Spain, had ever been laid on •
the table of this House (to which the answer was " No") He
wished now to ask the Right Hon. Secretary, whether that letter
made part of any public dispatch ?
Mr. CANNING auswered " No."

The Bermuda Spirit Trade Bill was committed, and ordered
to be reported to-morrow.
A Bill was presented, and read the first time, fir rendering
free, for a time to be )invited, the port of Falmouth, in Jamaica.
. Ordered for the second reading.
Mr. WARD brought in the Marine Mutiny Bill). He stated,
that the only alteration in this Bill from that or last year was the
assimilation of some clauses to others of the filutjn Bill of the
present year...
Mr. CALCRAFT took this occasion to ask the Honourable
Gentleman, whether it was his intention to bringin -a bill this
Sesilonfor the•reiief of the widows of naval and marine officers
free% the Compassionate Fund ? •
Mr. WARD answered, that every official preparation was in
readiness, and the bill was speedily to he introduced. • '
Leave was given and Mr. WARD accordingly presented the
bill, which was read the first time, and ordered for the second
reading to-morrow. _ _

SirC.POLE wished to make a few observations on
the subject of his Majesty's Marine Forces. The Ma-
rines, he said, formed at present a most extensive por-
tion of the disposable force of the country, not less in
number than one-fourth of the troops of the line :
their amount at present being 32,000 'men. In the
year 1801, the then First Lord of the Admiralty
(Lord Melville) thought it would be expedient to at-
tach to the marine forces a corps of four companies
of artillery. It was, however, to be lamented that
those corps were never exercised as artillery on shore,
as they should be ; though he was confident there
was no part of the army to which artillery could be a..
tached where their services would be mere efficient. It
wos so long since as the year 1755, that themarines were
established as a separate corps from the army. Until
that time the troops for service on ship board wee
drafted from regiments of the line : but notwithstan-
ding this establishment of the marines as a separate
corps, it was always, he believed, understood they
should be in all respects entitled to the same rank
and estimation as the land forces, and their officers
had the same claim to rank and preferment. In the
year 1763, their officers were placed on the same
footing in this respect as those of the artillery, in pro-
portion to their number and seniority ; but it so hap-
pened, that at this moment, while there were 71 field
officers of the army belonging to the artillery corps,
there were but 41 of that rank belonging to the corps
of marines, little more than half the number. The
next puint to which he wished to advert was, the pre.
elusion of officers for the marine service from educa-
tiOn at Woolwich Academy. He could see no rea-
son why the officers intended for that branch of the
service should not be admitted there as well as those
for any other. The next point, he. wished to notice
was, the situation of. the Pay captains of marinei,
each of whom had noless than two thousand accounts
toleep, without any additional pay or remuneration
for their trouble. This surely was a subject which
called for some consideration, and demanded that
some compensation should be given for so much '
ex-
tra trouble and responsibility. The next considera-
tion was, the necessity of adjusting the rank which
'marine troops should:hold in the line. He believed
when they were first established, ho adjustment was
settled ; but he understood, that Sir Ralph Aber-
crombie gave their place next to the 50th regiment.
Sure, however, he.svas, there were no iroops in his
Majesty's service more eminently distingtf shed for
their zeal and bravery, than those marines ; and it was
full time to settle their claims. He had just offered
these suggestions, not in any desire to cast the least
blame on the. Board of Admiralty, but in the hope
that something would be done to obviate the defi-
ciencies to which he had pointed.
Mr. WARD confessed, he was not prepared to an-
swer the Honourable Admiral satisfactorily, on the
several points to which he had alluded. He perfectly
agreed with him in the high opinion he bad so justly
expressed, of the services of his Majesty's Marine

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