Star.
London, England, 1804-10-05 00:00:00

I SPORTINd INTELLIGENCE.

lew them, two elf its boats trete sifted to rase
them, which obliged them to run for Katwyck ;.bet
before they eofild reach that port, our boats were
near enough to fire at them ; and three were run
ashore, and defected by their crews. It being low'
water, our (adore could not carry them away, and
the Dutchmen having given the alarm, feveral com-
panies of flying artillery arrived, and prevented
them from being captured. A (mart firing took
place between► our boats and the French artillery for
near an hour, before they could get out of the reach
of the enemy, the wind having veered and become
contrary ; fortunately. none of our men were either
wounded or killed, though feveral Shot paired over
or near the boats.

Extra& of a ktter from Mr. Row MATIOTIVIM,
dated nn bnard the S e•a oa a, off Toulon, July 15 :.

ss I have volunteered my fervicea, which have heed accepted, on. '1
account of my knowledge of the language, yet as they all, except
the lett, ended in the capture of a few fifhing-boats, which were I
returned. and we only had a few mot from the batteries
over our heads, I did not think them worthy or a letter ; but as the
lalt,of the mils inllant, was of hone tonfequenee, I give you the
folic wing ccount of it.—
, ss I repaired, at nine IS. M. in the yawl of the Seahorfe In com-
pany with Me launch and cutter, os hoard the Nareiffut, wit tr.: we
Joinedtbree of her boats, and four of the Maidlianc's. At ten we
put of (sent the Hartley; In two divilions, Unit Tampion
leading., (I was feeond in the flerboanl divifiqn.) for thollttk port
of La Vendura (from which we were diltant between four and
five its which there were lying ahoat thirteen yacht, of
(torn 8) to 260 tens, wider the pr.-nes:lima at their guns. At about
twenty minutes after eleven, the cnctny began firing clink:try at
us, we being then,whisin thirty yards of the beach ; in about uve
minutes they b.gzn firing from the great guns, upon which every
beat made the bell of her way towards them; my boat luckily
pulling well, I got up at bat( after eleven, and immediately run
under the Item of the ferond vt QA front use to windward, yes
ceiving a warm falute of mulketrydull as I was getting forward to
board with five of my wen, whirls knocked dawn two dote be-
hind me. (one of whdm, the fon of Mr. Alexander Watt, of the
Trinity Houk, was wounded in the car), On hoarding, they kept •
up a resilient fire from they'll:is no each Me of us, but the night
wax fo eseeffive dick, that they only kit one, whom I haw no
more; and, with the retnalsing two, I kept p drefficia; hut fintlin
It impoeble to get her out, from the wind being dead on the there.
and the veffels all moored head.and Ran, and lathed together, I
went ddwri In the cabin and fet ber on fire; in five minutes the
other boats began to pair in halt, fo that the Fiescb finding all re-
fill/nee fain, defeated their wilds, and twain On Orate. At forty
minutes pail eleven my 'aid began to blare V0.1,14:f1y, which
gave the people oe more an opportunity of picking us off; how
ever their hue was warmly returned by our two launches, with a
carronade each, and fome nuilketry.
* midnight atoll of the velrels Were In a blaze, and from
that time till one A. M. there was a militant fire en both 42,:5,
and then the fignal being made we returned on board, and the
boats towed utit one [mall veffzi of no value.

darnagedoue the enemy mull be at Iran t :fall. a. hut
two relicts &aped tht eamei, and they wen matly deep Wen.
Our loft was rather liar*: I believe, in the whole, ode midrhip-
man and one (eaman idled ; two men miffing, Tu. likely ‘io an d“.l
and burnt; one I,icateuant badly wounded; five Mhlihipmen and
Mates, and 60.tren mrn, woundel—The French Beet at Toulon
Jam keep clore :u."

It IS a notorious praftiee with petty trackfmen to
take apprentices fot the fake of a fee, when they have
nor fulficient work to employ the lads, and teach theist
their blfin.:s. They coniequently engage them about
more menial terrice, and the yo;ing lads are fre-
quently turned out at the espiration of their term of
fervitude without a fulEcient knowledge of their
trade. Ihe littler of a boy, who was thus cireum-
(Lanced, brought the mailer before one of the inflicts
of Police year rday. Upon the fad being hated apon
meth that the msller failed to Mame the boy in his
trade, and that he was only. employed in runeng of
err.,nds, the indentures were ordered to be handed
over to another not Diet.

The Blaci Sea mint, frequently mentioned by
travellers, as living in a lead cillern in Dumbarton
Cagle, died lag week, frippored from a fright, after
being confined there upwards of thirty }ears. It
weighed hbov: two-pounds, and was quite grey about
the mouth.
A ulna extraordinary crow was fho on Saturday
lag, OMIT &tidal Cattle, by Mr. BLAND. The fea-
thers on the neck and back, and lower part of the
body, are brown, and the tail and a ings neatly while.
The Infantry of the North AyWord Legion, under
the command of Colonel the Earl of 111, con
:ming of the following Corps, Rochefler and Chat-
ham, Lieutenant Colonel Two t Sttviod and
tindibury, Captain Baitiow ; Cobham, Captain
Beattsr ; Notthfleer, Major RICH I Grarrefend Light
Infantry, Captain Wm.sm ; were on Thurfday lag
infpeOed and reviewed by Brigadier General
Lord Viaount GAGA, in Cobham Park; they
int:tiered very full, and by their fleadinefs, and
the correa way in which toey Went through the
various evolutions, obtained the moll flattering corn.
pliments from the Reviewing General, and ail Mi.
Glary Officers prefent. This Corps, which was
lately on permanent ditty at Nlaiditone, haze, for
their 101:er like conduit on that «cation, been Me-
tered by the approbation °lbis Royal Highnefs the
Dike of YrAirt enTriltliiiCAled to them by Sir 1).
Devisee, the Commanding Officer cf the Difiritt.
It is a fingular fait, that of this Corps, when on per-
ma;,ent dt.t 7, we me man was Went. A Company of
Artillery are now miring to be attached to the Legion.
ParVlDtATlALESCAr;.—OnWednefday 31.1 work-
man was lahrouing hard in winding a windlafs at a
very deep well, n-,ev finking in Portland place, a
Gentleman, who lives on the fier, went to AO him.
After the wcp,bt hid been railed upwards of 73 feet,
- hitched ha, and on a inch' - ch-

' NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING.
THIURSDaIr, OCTOBIG 3.
A Gold Cup, b? Eight Subfcribers or upwards at
togs each for all ages (a-yr olds excepted.)—
Actors the Flat.
air C. Bunbury's Eleanor, 6 yes old, 6ft sib t
Mr. Lake's Virtual., 3 yrs old. sft tolb - a
Mr. Watfon's Lignum ii., agol,•Bft tolls - 3
Mr. Debate Radcliffe's Aurae...al, agrd. 611 ylb
Mr. W.lfoo's Lennox. 6 yrs ohl, 911 ills
Mr. Forth's Brighton, aged, BR sib
1.41 F. G. Offorue's Llicabetb, 4 yrs off, yft
Gini._Sparrovo's Csffrel, by Buzzard, 3 yes old, yff 71b
Mr. Meldfles b. r. by Aotattas, 3 yrs old, 7ft
IA 0-ofronor's lone Dragon, 3 yrs old, 7ff
Mr. Howarth's Malta. yrs okl, 6ff toff
Mr. Waftell's Lumbago, 3 yr. old, Eft 81b
Mr. Enulrn's Laroat, by Waxy. t yr. old, sft r alb
Mr. Howaid's Zephyr, 3 yrs 14.1, Ift 7lb
Mr. Lake's Gile., 6 yrs old, oft sib . dr
Mr. Wyndham 's Marianne, 6 yrs old. Bft tolls dr
Mr. Y. Neal,;',. Rumba. 4 yraold, 81t 4b - dr
The Judge could place only three.
Four to i agft Eleanor-5 tot agil Lignin's Vitae
—to td i ale Lennox-6 to t met eaßrel-3 to s
att
The King's Plate of wogs for 4.yr olds carrying
soft. 4ib. 5-vr.olds tat. 61b. 6.yr olds talk. and
ale? b
t zit. alb. R. C.
uke of Grafton's .f. Falafel, yrs old -
r. Norton's gr. e. Sir harry Uim,dalr, 4 yrs old
Sir H. Wllliainfon's b. h. Wal-on, 3 yrs old - 3
r. Howort h's ch. es Slapbang, aped - dr
Mr. Wilton's di, b. Lennox, 6 yrs old - dr
Five to 4 agft Pal 41.1-7 to 4 agft Sir Harty
Dimfdale-5 to a agft Walton.
Mr. Meltith's Ear.)e, Bfi. tclb. beat D. of Graf-
ton's Pic Nicl 6t. 'l'wo•yr old C. zoogs.-1-1 z to
to on Eagle.
Lord Grofvcnor's Bagatelle, 711. t alb. rec. 754 s
ft nra Mr. Howorth's.Hatefoot, Bit. tolb. I'. M. M.
tocze.
. D.: of Grafton's Parafol, eft. tee. flogs from LI
Foliyi. c. I,y Waxy, 6tt. 81b. I'. M. M. tongs. h. ft.

Fool. RACC—On Tuertfay, a tefpee able publican
in Shaldwell, whom hi. friends familiarly call the
Donor, and who is greatly atilided with the rheuma-
Win, made a wager with a hackney coachman, that
he fhould run from a given fpot acrofs the fields, to
Mile End Turnpike, Ginner than the coachman could
drive his coach and hottes along the road to the fame
pint, being halt a mile thorter than the coutfe which
the balm had to take. The Dodor won the race
by feveral minutes, but has not gained merely the
wager, and the glory tN victory t alth•N+gh he was in
great pain when he let out, he felt pettedly well hr.
fore he got tb the-end-of his race, and has not fince
had any f;:lutti;rf his diforder, which is fnppofed to
have been pat.:3ly removed try his extraordinary ex-
ertion.

DIMING MATCI4.—A match vas made force time
fince between Sawn 11,mpach and a Mr. Hayman,
en eminent rellinnnger, and neighbour of the Ba-
ron's, for 1.00 guineas, each en drive his own both in
his own chaife, and the Infer's hock was to be for-
feited to the Winner. Both parties live in Batterfea-
fields, and the match was to dot from thence tti go
eight miles Jtelow Maidfione, and retorts en he
tpot from whence they flailed. Accordingly on
Fri-
day miming IA the 28th of September, at file
o'clock, thollann appeared with his black bode, is
his gig—Mr. Hayman, with Ms grey gooney, in his
canine. On tie figual being given, they went for.
rani, and the Baron Coon got the lead, and kept it,
coming in keit at nine the taMe evening. Mr. Hay-
man, either from Tint of knowing the road, or the
&fiends of the night, took a wrong turning, and ran
fie miles out of his road, and was two hours in after
the Iron; of courfe the latter won the 100 guineas,
and the grey potty. Ablest three months fince the
fame parties had • sleiving match for fifty guineas
ands hock, to tan too miles. On that occafion the
Baron's horfe was knocked up at the yo miles end,
and he loft his hark and money.
On Tuefelay ha, as the artillery company of the
German Legion were peattifing firing with flint at a

lan near We'ymnntb. one of the (ha' took an ynex

peded fide direflion, and (truck one of the artillery-
men's items off, and fo wounded his fide that his life
is defpaired of.
Bortmo.—The matches between Caleb Baldwin
the old veteran ofTotoill Fields memory, and Robe,
alias Dutch Sam; Joe Norton the botcher; as yet
untried, and Jemmy from Town, the lilt vittor ;
and Pittosme the Jew, and young Belcher, the bro
:her of the champion, are [mitt :red fine ail, in con,
fequence of the baJcwardods t•I the backers, who
it appears fly is) for flat ceo•!tiag. It appears that
it k likely thq will come cm at the fecund Odober
Meeting at N. wmarket.
It might he expetaed flays the C:rmaw7Gastite of
Saturday) that the mild climate of Cornwall, where
the " Myrtle of Venns" 8.-writhes in perennial ver-
dure (tumid prove highly congenial to the tender
paff:Cms; but, hitherto, the fi:nplicitv of nor manners
has relltained i;s exuberance, and forbidden our
figuring in the h ils of gall:mtry. We have this
weeek to rep,' t, h •werer, aut Elupetucot and a Grim.
Cu,. The chars r, is the former are a Lieutenant
P. who gained unfa.ling on the :botchily; lands
of Egypt, and a Mils C. " a Poll-eyed cherub" of
Bodmin. They pitied through Laancetion a few
days ago (Pays a Correfpondeo) (or Gretna Green.
The Grim. Los. affair is the growth of the Catilterides;
and, we tear, will ultimately prove a .Si•.'y bulinefs.
Mr. Samuel M'Kee, the mani..c. Hill remains in
St. Thomas's Hofpital, hot has ret bren 'irked by
any perlon whatever. He yetterclay repelled the
turge.m a in atteod, him to wtite to tht furgeon of
the (hip, of which he is mate, and inf wm him of the
fad ttatc he wa, In. The realists lac has fince given
fur the outrage he committed is, that he had obtain-
ed leave to come to London, to endeavour to get
himfelf removed to tome other Chip. lint being on

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.le rape hitched fall, and on a itfii:n detached itfelli friendly terms With fume perfons on hoard the .
with tonfiderable vibration, and the load of clay was ! eoem, which made it very uncor fs,rtable to him ;
brought I:2. A eonfidc,able time after it was difeo- ! and meeting with an abfolute retitle', his paffinn be
vered that one of the boys employed had not dii- . Clint lo great as to overcome hi. rcafon, and in that
engaged his coat from an iron loop on the earl, and , date of trent!, he fuppofes, he mutt have commit-
was dragged np to the shove height, when the upper red the rafh a&. He often enquires after the ystrfotu
part of the raid heir;.., ohfirtieted, the iron loop gave ; be wound:d. and prays fervently for their Ipeedy re-
..e.,t7, and the boy was precipitated to the bottrin• i covers. He lays hiinfelf is lest to be pitied. No
The dart crer of the !Tat is not quite a yard ; and i doubts are entertained of his recovery. Of the on-
set the lad fell in In dire& a line, as not to (hike his fortunate stains', Ann Young the ferva:q maid died
head agalufl any of the timbers, near the botto.111;1 of her wounds on Wednefday everi;n7 ; the whet.
and efeaped with or.iy a revere enntufl, nnn the hip.. and two others who were :4:1-0 feVerel:. at.:. are alive
He frequently called out, but from the great }eolith i and not wi!lsosts hopes of aowg we;
cukild not Lc beard.

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