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HAWES, ?MTV) NOV. 100 1809: •
41 Considering the West-Indies has not bes
sickly for some years as it has been this last senses,
I may account myself fortunate in not having as yet.
had any attack of fevers—thank Gore, we now begin
to be a little More healthy. At Martinique, in one
month, We lost 600 men ; and at Antigua, the ships
of war have suffered in loss of men, very great in-
deed. The Abercrombie had 250 in the Hospital at
one time, of whom 52 died ! The Ringdove has like-
Wise suffered greatly. The Gloire frigate has lost many
men, but as yet no officers have died belonging to her.
The Glamen brig of war, Capt. Ptexeoan, was lost
in Carlisle Bay ; her people were all saved by the boats
of the Gloire frigate. Captain CARTHEW and his
Officers deserve every praise for the promptness in
Which every assistance was rendered.
is Dr. *Minnie, Surgeon of the Naval Hospital,
a man universally beloved, has been superseded by
Dr. CONCUR, who lived only 14 days after his land-
ing. Young CURRAN, a Lieutenant in the Navy (who
tame from England with Dr. ConNtion,) a son of the ,
celebrated Counsellor in Ireland, has had a dreadful
attack of the yellow fever, but is now pronounced out
of danger.
gi The non-arrival of the packets from England),
several being due, causes much uneasiness here, and
leaves us quite in the dark as to affairs in England.
A ship, 42 days from Halifax, arrived here on the
7th instant, and reports that Admiral Sir ALEXAN•
DER COCHRAN! and squadron was still there, their flag-
ship, with her masts out, when he sailed. Prepara-
tions are making at Martinique, on an extensive scale,
for an attack upon Guadaloupe.
" Mr. JONES, Surgeon of the Gloire, has been ap-
.
pointed to the Hospital at Barbadoes, but he in less
than three days was attacked by a fever violently,
and the situation is filled, pro temisere, by Mr. MOR-
TIMER.
" Died this day of the yellow fever, at the Royal
Naval Hospital, Lieutenant ANDREW. REDDIE, of the
Gloire frigate.
P.S.—Since writing the above, two packets have
arrived from England."
ST. ANNE'S, DARBADOES, NOV. as.
The active and zealous preparations making in
this Island, in aid of the expedition to Guadaloupe,
keep us alive, though much regret will be felt at the
departure of troops, whose conduct has endeared
them to every islander. The division intended to em-
bark from hence is composed of a light brigade of the
Royal York Rangers ; two companies of riflemen of
the Royal West India Rangers; and two flank com-
panies from the Third West India Regiment, under
the Command of Lieutenant-Colonel STUART, of the
West India Rangers. The rendezvous, it is pre-
sumed, will be Martinique, and the Light Brigade,
are expected to embark in a few days, as by them is
first meditated an attack on St. Martin's, which' it is
presumed, will surrender on the appearance of our
troops, and require but few left to garrison it. I
should think the General would not run the risk of
weakening his force by detaching any part of his force
until the event of our attack of Guadeloupe is known,
as it would probably facilitate the surrender of St.
Martin's. The Governor and Military Commandant
at Guadaloupe has strengthened it by every possible
means, and the most obstinate resistance will be
made ; even the negroes have been armed and train-
ed to military discipline. The inhabitants are seri-
ously distressed for provisions, and by the last letters
received from thence, we were assured of their fa-
vourable disposition towards the English. The total
number. of troops which are to embark from this
island will not exceed 1200, but the whole force, it is
said, will be composed of-upwards of 8000 men.—
And if they are all in as high health and spirits as the
troops which I have mentioned, no doubt can be
entertained of the result of the Expedition.
We were last night visited by a tremendous hurri-
cane, which threw a heavy swell into the Bay, and
drove the GLOMER guard-ship from her moorings, on
shore, together with many small craft. Every assist-
ance has. been rendered by the military of the island
to get the GLOMER afloat, but without success, nor
do I think she will be ever got into deep water. We
have had much boisterous weather of late, but the
troops are in general healthy. The delay and irre-
gular arrival and departure of the packets has excited
great anxiety in the island, and prevented my corre-
sponding with you so regularly as I promised.

basis, on Thursday last, it—ivas resolied; after .a
loth inscinsiiii that a separate Petition should be
resented in the House of Lords, *by Earl Coutiin:.
Nam (or, if any thing intervenes to' prevent him,
Earl GREY, or the Bishop of NORWICH, will be se-
leeted),' and, in the CoMmons; by Sir En. O'BRIEN.
The County has chosen Okansellor O'GoaMAN as
their Secretary, and have deputed him to 'transmit
and take care of the Petition. Counsellor 01Goemam
made a 'very brilliant and energetic speech; which
lasted upwards of two hours.
Tuesday last, an adjourned Meeting of the /lonian
Catholic Inhabitants of Galway took place at the
Tholsel (WALTER JOYCE, Esq. in the Chait), for the
purpose of drawing up a Petition to the Imperial Par:
Lament, for a total Repeal of the Laws at resent in
'force against their Loyal Body. The Petition and
. Resolutions having been read, it was unanimously
.agreed, that the Petition should be transmitted to
'JAMES DALEY, Esq. Representative for that town, to
be, by him, laid before Parliament ; and that the
County Members, the Right Hon. D. B. DALY, and
RICHARD MARTIN, Esq. be requested to assist in the
support of the same.

day heating Appeals,
Court was occupied the whole day in businets of this
'description ; but the two following Were the bnlycues
[ irorthy of notice:
4
The parish of Mary-la-Bonne appealed * /most the
settlement Neale, a pauper, who claimed a sit.
tlement under his indentures of apprenticeship. The
pauper's master was a Freeman of London, but te-
sided in the parish of Mary-la-Bonne, when the pau-
per was bound, who having served about six months
'ran away, and did not surrender himself for upwards
of a year. The indentures were cancelled before the
Chamberlain, and could not be produced. The ob.
jection to the settlement was, that being the appren•
tics of a Freeman, the indentures should have been
I enrolled, which had not been done, and therefore,
could not gain the pauper any title to a settlement.
On the other hand it was contended, that the pa*.
per having served a competent time (40 days), ac-
cording to Act of Parliament, he was entitled a
settlement let what might subsequently become of
such indentures. The want of enrollment might affect
his claim to his right of franchise, but could not avail
in the question of settlement.
The Court was unanimously of the latter opinion,
and the order of settlement was affirmed.
The next was an appeal from the parish of St.
James, W.estininster, against the same parish (St.
Mary-la-Bonne), upon an order for the removal of a
pauper. The pauper (aged 71) had been a respecta-
ble and opulent tradesman many years in the latter
parish, but being unsuccessful in some building spe-
culations, became reduced, and was latterly sup-
ported by an old and faithful femile domestic, who
had been in his service upwards of 25 years. This
servant resided in the appellant parish, from whence
it was contended on the part of the respondent parish,
that the pauper had been properly removed.
On the other hand it was contended; that a mere
temporary residence, under the roof of a servant who
'paid the rent herself, did net constitute a settlement
of the pauper.
The Court were of opinion, that the settlement in
St. Mary•la-Bonne parish was fully made out, and the
appeal was affirmed.

THE PERSIAN AMBASSADOR.

•• GRAND ENTERTAINMENT.
Yesterday the Court of Directors of the East India
Company gave an entertainment to his Excellency
MIRZA ABDUL HASSAN, the Persian Envoy. The
ball-room of the City of London Tavern was fitted
up in a style .of magnificence truly oriental. The
arrangements for the dinner consisted of a table across
the top of the room, from which three arms extended
to the bottom ; they were most tastefully decorated
with pillars, aglies flowers, coats of arms, trophies,
artificial fruit, &c. all executed most beautifully, and
raised on fames with various devices in loose sand-
work. Among which were portraits of the Kings of
Persia and England • his Excellency's arms and crest,
the Royal arms anicrest, with artificial flowers, gar-
lands, &c. suspended from canopied temples ; the
whole forming a grand and. picturesqbe coup d'ail,
standing twenty feet high. In the corners of the
room stood four bronzed figures .on pedestals, of
Bacehanalians and Veswis, suppkting gerandolqs
twelie feet in height. A beautiful transparent pair*.
ing, representing the Kings of Persia and Great Bri-
tain seated on their Thrones, was exhibited in tine
roone, and excited much admiration. The band be-
longing to the brigade of Royal East-India Volun-
teers attended in the gallery in full dress uniform,
under the conduct of Mr. EI.EY.

. OLD BAIL Er.

Yesterday Bfizabeth Tillbrook, alias Price, stood ca-
pitally indicted for privately stealing in the dwelling-
house of a Mrs. Price, various articles of wearing
apparel, value upwards of forty shillings, the pro-
perty of a person named Strattan.
Amelia Strattan, a woman of the town, depoeed,
that she was the wife of aperson of that name, now
on board one of his Majesty's ships, and that she ,' •
lodged in the house of the prisoner's mother, in N6r- •
folk-street, Mary-la-bonne ; and that on the night of'l
the day stated in the indictment, the articles men-
tioned were stolen from her drawers by the prisoner' -
who absconded immediately, and was not again heard
of .for five weeks, when she returned ; and upon her •
coming to the house, her mother apprised the prose-
cutrix' and she was taken into custody. She then
confessed that she he'd committed the robbery, and
the property was traced to the possession of it yenta
who had purchased the duplicates from the prisoner,
who was also one of the frail sisterhood, and had
aided her in disposing of them.
From her own confession, the Jury, without a mo-
ment's hesitation, returned a verdict of Guilty, but re-
commended her to mercy.
The following were convicted of felony :
H. C. Large, for stealing a five pound note, the property of
Walker.
R. Henri', for stealing a chest and 591 b. of tea, value MO, the
property of J. Layton and W. J. Thompson.
Sarah Smith, for stealing four silk handkerchiefs, the property
of W. and C. Cummings.
E. Pheby, fur stealing a quantity of glass, the property of A.
Nash and G. A. Clark ; and
Thomas Wetherall, for stealing 58 yards of cotton, the pro.
perty of D. Trott.
James Britain and Samuel Solomon: stood indicted for
assaulting John Cotton, upon the King's highway,
putting him in fear, and taking from his person,
against his will, one dollar and three shillings, his
property.
The prosecutor stated, that, on the 26th of Decem-
ber, he went, with a few companions, into the Har-
lequin public house, Drury-lane, where he sat down
, to drink ; he was then accosted by the prisoners, who
offered him and one of his companions a shilling •
each ; they refused !. upon which one of the prisoners
presented a pint of porter to the prosecutor, who
drank of it ; the prisoners then slid that he was en-
listed—they blew out the candles—the prosecutor
suspecting some bad intention against himself, went
from the house, and was attacked in the street by the
prisoners, who knocked him down, and took from
him the sum specified in the indictment.
Mr. GURNEY, for Solomons, one of the prisoners,
examined two witnesses, who stated, that the prose-
cutor had, by his own acknowledgment, no money
about him, on the night of the 26th of December,
and that he had been, himself, in confinement for fe-
lony ; that he had run away with a large piece of
beef from a stall in Westminster ; and a prostitute,
who was with him, at the time, had been tried for the
theft.
Several respectable witnesses were called, who gave
an excellent character of Solomons.
A good character of the other was also given. •
• The Jury gave a verdict of Not Guilty.
The following were also acquitted, viz.
A. Eierett, W. Currie, H. Spelman, (indicted for forgery)
Sarah Janes. C`larl~.C. Johnsen, W. Wallitty, and Hannah
Watkins-.de last three were ordered to bedetained.

^T
The cards of invitation stated the time of meeting
to be six o'clock, and shortly after that period most of
the visitors were assembled in the saloon. Among
whom we noticed—

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Marquis Wellesley, Earl of
Liverpool, Right Hun. Richard Ryder, Lord Mulgrave, Lord
Lowther, the Muter of the Rolls, Right Hon. Robert Dumb",
Admiral Sir Richard Bickerton, Admiral W. Dom tt, Lotd Rat -
stock, Sir Sidney Smith, Sir Patrick Murray, Bart. Sir B.
Thompson* Bart. Hon. William Broderick, Robert Ward, Esq.
Richard Wharton, Esq. John Wibon Crater, Esq. John Barrow,
F.sq. George Hobos* Esq. John Beckett, Esq. William Hamilton,
Esq. Charles Culling Smith, Esq. Colonel Henry Torrene, Wil-
liam Merry, Esq. Benjamin Hubhouse, Esq. Monies Cockburn,
Esq. Charles Grant, jun. Esq. Sir William Frazer, Sir Gore
Ouseley, ---- Metier Esq. George Harrison, Esq. William
Adam, Esq. Henry Stalth, Esq. Colonel Mudge, John Green,
Esq. George Fraser, Esq. Claude George Thornton, F.sq. Dr.
Wilkens ---Bruce, Esq. The Governor and Deputy Governor
of the }lank.
Thp Persian Envoy arrived precisely at half past
six, attended by Sir GORE OUSELEY. His Excellency
was received and supported to the door of the saloon
by Sir 11C011 INGLIS and Sir THEOPHILUS METCALF,
Barts. where the Chairman and Deputy Chairman,
CHARLES GRANT and WILLIAM ASTELL, Esqrs. with
Colonel GEORGE SMITH, were waiting to receive and
introduce his Excellency to the company. The
band was placed at the foot of the stairs, playing
" GOD save the King" as his Excellency ascended.-
, Half an hour passed in the forms of introduction,
and the usual interchange of compliments, when the
company proceeded to the ball-room and took their
seats, the band playing a grand march during their
entrance.
During the pause between the removal of the cloth i
and placing the dessert (which consisted of the most
rare fruits) upon the tables, the Chairman gave—
,4 The King," which was received with enthusiasm,
and succeeded by the national anthem of a Goo save
the King ;" previous to which 44 Non, Nobis Do-
mine," had been executed, in the most impressive
manner, by Messrs. Taylor, Hill, Leete, Evans, and
the younger Sale, who during the evening, by seve-
ral excellent solos and glees, contributed most power-
fully to the entertainment of their illustrious and
noble auditors.
A number of loyal sentiments and toasts were suc-
cessively given from the Chair, amongst which were,
" The Queen and Royal Family."
" The Prince and Princess of Wales."
" The Kins of Penia."
" The Natural Union bet;ireen Persia and the United King-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland."
After the health of the Persian Ambassador had
been drank,
Lord WELLESLEY, in an energetic speech, stated, I
he was charged by his Excellency to offer his ac-
knowledgments for the
,honour paid, first to his
Monarch, and next to himself. He gloried in avow-
ing.the truth of the toast which gave the natural
Union of Persia and Great Britain. He trusted
Persia would long remain the bulwark to guard the'
interests of Great Britain and of the East-India Com-
pany.
The PERSIAN AMBASSADOR then gave-6, The East
India Company."
Upon Lord WELLESLEY giving the health of the
Chairman, and prosperity to the East India Com-
pany, the CHAIRMAN, in an elegant speech, returned
thanks for himself, and added his sincere conviction
that the prosperity of the Company and of the Coun-
try were so united, that they could never be severed.
•

At Hythe Barracks, the 4th January, a very rich
silver-mounted Sword, with Belt an i Saber-cash, with
a suitable inscription, value One Hundred Guineas,
was presented to Lieutenant-Colonel NORMAN MAc-
LEOn, by the Non-commissioned Officers of the 3d
Battalion 95th (Rifle) Regiment. The battalion
being drawn up in line, the Non-commissioned Officers
moved to the front, when the Serjeant-Major of the
Battalion presented the Sword, and spoke to the fol.
lowing effect :
SlR—ln the name of the Non-commissioned Officers of the
3d Battalion 95th (Rifle) Regiment, I have the honour to present
you with this Sword, as a small testimony of high respect and
esteem to you as their Commanding Officer.
TO which-the Colonel made a suitable reply ; when
the Non-commissioned Officers gave three cheers,
which was repeated by the battalion in line.
I The Sword was a piece of very fine workmanship,
it was manufactured by Mr. JOHNSON, No. 68, St.
' James's-street, who was pleased to accept the thanks
I of the Non-commissioned Officers for his unremitted


•
CORN MARKET,. MARK-LANE.—TO-day there are
again several further arrivals of foreign Wheat, which
has the effect,of heavy sale, at rather lower price, ex-
cepting prime fine Dantzick, about 110 s. per quar-
ter—ln Barley and Malt little variation—White pas
likewise—Beans of the two descriptions this week
are lower—Oats are in middling supply, and some-
what cheaper—for s.tcoad and ordinary qualities.
Flour hardly at late prices.
dattERAL COORENCY AS ONDra.
What, 745. 84a 12 . Beast, (old) 565. 625.
Mn. ditto, 10os. lugs. Tick ditto (old) 475. 6.9 e.
Rye, 465. 525. Oats 112 s. 115 s. 296.
Desisy, 40$. 476.0 d. Poland dine, Mx 86s.
Mak 711 s. 90s. Potatoe ditto Sea Ott.
Wbke Peas (boilers), 70s. $O.. Rape Seed, 47$ sq.
OM ditto, 455. 50.. .

iiie Flour, aft 9iii. Seconds $59. Kt&