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London, England, 1817-03-26 00:00:00

NAVAL IIvTELLIGEWCIL

VALMOU 114, MARCH u.
Arrived the Smyrna; Farmelt, from London for
Smyrna.—Wind S. to S.W.

PORTSMOU tH. MARCH 25. .
Put back the Brilliant, Janos, and' London sans-
ports. Arrived the Ocean, Jousson, from the Dowasb
for St. Helena, with the ring of her anchor broke.

DEAL, MARCH rts.
Came down from the River and sailed, the Wateia
looh for Madras and Bengal ; Blenheim, for Gres
nada • Hanstead, for Jamaica ; Speedwell,. for Li.
merick; Waterloo, for Triette; Prince Regent and
St. Antonio Flaid Ventura, fur Lisbon; George, foi
Portsmouth and America; Hope, for Londonderry
Prince Cobourg, for Brhia ; Firma; for Oporto I-
Diana, for Gibraltar ; Hero, foi -North America;
and Betsey, for 'Trinidad. The rest of the outward•
bound are preparing to
DOVER. MARCH Q.
Arrived the Quest, Eliza, Benevolent, Good &atria
man, Fox, John and Eleanor, and Venus transports
with troops from Calais ; also arrived the CP.tharine,
PURVIS, from Senegal in 36 days i on the 21.1t1 of
January, while laying in the Roads of Senegal, the
George and James, of Landon, dismasted when cm;
sing the Bar for England, put back to rest ; the Roo.
buck, NEAL, sailed for Gone, all well; the Isabella,
of London, arrived at Senegal on the 27th of.lanuaryi
all well, and sailed for Goree. Sailed the Margamt,
BARKIIR, with troops fur Sierra Leone, all welt; thsb
Flora, Yowls', CA London, 'ailed from Silftra I.LO*
in December for "Grace; not anived at the latter
place nor heard of in the middle of February.

GRAVESEND, MARCH 24.
Arrived die Perseverance, Mortise°, from Tenetiffe 14e12
Active. Canby, from Bourdeaua ; Suter'', ttoville, from
Portsmouth; Resolution, I.ewis, Iru.o Dublin ; Malta, Bram%
from St. Ander° ; Young Coroebut, Vatiderieur, front
gen; Enza and Jane, Jenkins, limn St. Miebael's. filled the
Harmony, Gray, for Quebec and Montreal: (Jorge, Sly, fen
Belfast; Ann, Diamond. for Dublin; Vro* Elleschein, Scholia)
fur Hav*; William, Hatfield, and Nally, Gibb, for Hamburghl
Romulus, klenderson,for Rotterdam ; and Vigilantly, .c.livrartll6
for Elslnear.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, MARCH £L. •
Sartre Ea • low*. DII.--1 be Alpha, Carter, and Miami
Oasis, from St. Michael's; Julfrow, Aaltie; Vrow Cornelia,
Dageraad, Sian ; and litffruw Hendrina, Exigshman, from OW
oingen ; Betty, Laugrish, from Wstertord ; Jperim Hari/deb*
Piave, from Norden ; Ebenezer, Edmonds ; Queen Charkitiob
Withal t ; William and Ann, Eadie; Dwlna, Harrison;. Narea,
Cbarwin; Brogans*, Goodeman ; Elbe, Arnold; and. Colilibbl
Collins, from Hamburgh ; John, Newton, from Havre; Ante
Kelly, from Rotterdam; liirondelle, Jumerecs„ from Dieppe;
Diligence, Edwards, from Driblii ; '1 wee GebroestersipeJoisi
trout 'Mortara; Deere, Bsl, from Norway; Contains,. Owes,
from Antwerp; lflomas, 4 rimer, Irma Liebans :two Pyiesdse
Haskins, from Fayal; Quebec, Williams, from, Mutants
Probity, Cooper, from Liston ; Alexander, Switfen, Ernie cry
lon and the Isle of France ; Chaties,.Marlhalli from artningen.
OUTIVARDS•.- Ile Lord Niddry, 14ithardsua, forsQuetrec and
Montreal; hithistry, Evans, for Cork; /kites Prala. fpr
men; Ryon-, Vacqueric, for Havre and iiourn; Britannia, S.
naek. for Ostend; Morningfield, Pirie. tor LiagnZur and Rip s
Royal Sovereign, Laming, for Rotrerdara ; Burley, Oa
Gibraltar ; Venus, Kilgoar, for the Cape of Good Hors ; CM-
cord, l'aylor, fur Hamburgh ; and Union, lottesolt, tcz Mahar*
and hubs.

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Stew Lerstet.We are happy to find • tbt the
Governer. of Sierra Leone manifests the greatest seal
for the *oppression of the Slave Felony. Of the rse
sole of•one of the expeditions sent out by him,againee
the Slave•snongerr, a letter from Sierra Leone, dated
25th January, gives the following account i .
here just arrived burn an expedition after a slave vessel fla
the Rio Petigo, a river about two degrees ?forth trout here. We
sailed on the 00th of December, anA f,,nu contrary wintiedid not
make the river till the Slit. January 1, weave her,. about 6v
o'clock in the afternoon, about two males from et, with her .broads
side on to nionoored athwart the river, at the month of a creeks
She mounted eight 10 pounders and had ee rrien,-an. Muerte*
built vessel from Boston, bought up at the Havanaah ; this kip
first voyage. We bad a small schooner Mounted• *kb' tires
guns, one a two, one a six, and one a nine pounder; the ft sad
nine pounders were placed on our bow. We had 60 midget and
a few stamen. When they first saw us, they took as for annum/
slave vessel ; but, as soon as they saw the Union nag flyloc, they
lei fly their bow ran, loaded with grape.• Ws, Iron - Barely Tee
thrned the compliment, and toe game began within musket sew,
we went on her with bugles and hie playing and Men ets;etingt
and, fn the pace of fifteen minutes were bu.tdine her ort*lste
sutartelsoahtdrdaebry
t„wanodminellei sssbrtihlinythwroeuenndtittedo;testbentszinsieireicwait titoelirssr.
The Captain, %apt mars°. and ten men escaped on shores?
This letter also confirms the melanchpty., Oltenia
gence stared in our last, of an death et Major Palms
, .
on the Rio faunas, whence' he, had peon% to proceed
on his expedition.
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ConN EXCllssios, MARK-L,ANE,: MARC!, 'AL-Ala
though we had no fiestiarriritls of Wheat this morn-
ing, the Trade exceedingly bear'', anti none but the fitlo4ll
qualities could be disposed tit ; and jor which Monday's ;Mee,
were with difficulty obtained. barley is rather cheaper '
but little demand for it, no account of the doll state of
Trade. We are abundantly supplied with Oasis hot;
and Basil*, which has lowered our prices full 1.. per 14
endemics were heavy at that reduction. Is NMI and pouts
Ii no alteration.

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CORRLSPUND-NCE.

The following Rnswer hu been received from
DPVer to a loan., challenge sent by Paster. which has
excited much attention in the sporting
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" Tom 011ver, with complimeo•s to Mr. Painter, informs I
him, he has received ►is most welcomed challerge to blew him.
Oliver certainly cannot reCtu.e to liigi t Mon on the day appointed.i,
but rcque.ts it to be nniercool, be will not fight for a fusses
cake tnan 6100 a able, iudepen len, of the purse which may be
thought proper to 1 e given by tile Club•

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" Oliver 2'30 begs leave to inform Mr. Paioter, be agrees to
bis own prop. -Jai, that make it a stand-up fight, in a twenty.
four.feet ring, at hat init.uie time 1m0.% eon each round; and also
the place to b. appoint( d by Mr. Jackson ; and if it meets his plea
sure, (which it does mine must un.xceptionsi.lv,) to deposit the
whole rakes in hi, hinds. 1 our early answer to the above terms
is requested, in ostler that I nvy apprise my friend to came and
make a deposit. They v e ither meet /DI at my house, or I will
meet you and them at Mr. I h•eric; Belcher's, in lioborii, at kis.
" Petitristree-, W,stritinst,r, std March, 1817."

" Mr. Painter fiPs to inform Mr. Oliver, that Navin; waited
spot Mr. Jackt.no w:tit tha ab.ive rep:y, it is contrary to the roles
of the Pug lottc Clab, t ..;;ive a punt. of twenty-five guineas %lieu
the battle moon, 2,lll)trit; to ClOO.
• " Castle Tavern, March 24, 1817."

MiIitCHIONLSS OF ABBIWORA'S BALL.

In splendour and taste, the last excelled all the
ethers. It was on Monday night that Stratford-place
put on all its attractions. About 300 leade!* in the
Fashionable Wctld attendee. Lancing commenced

at halt-past eleven with the Leijerk Waits , led off by
the Count de Boataeu.ss and Lady JuLtA. Gone.—
Next followed—

Count de CADA NIAN - - HOD. Milli PAL[.
Captabl D'Esra - • Lady HARDT.
CONDI ST. ANTONIO - - Miss CAN
HOG. ALaaawON FINCT Lady GIDNAIIIIIA PRATT.

Mr. LANGTON • Lai (vlllll.O rT/L GaAIIAN.
herd ARTIIIUR HILL • • Lady CATURRINI CoROON.
Mr. rams • . . Moss FITZCLARINCR.
Mr. Hoes Simmons - Miss FITZROY.
Mr. CM/LULU UIIaYILLII Miss AbIZILL.
Mr. Zeoscustss Lolly Suave grout.
About midnight the PRINCE REGENT arrived', ac-
companied by. the Duke of CUMBERLAND and Sir
Gotta OtiettLinr. The PRINCE was met at the toot of

the staircase by the Noble Host, and conducted to
the Ball room with the usual etiquette. His Roam.
Hionsgss, it was remarked, looked uncommonly
well. and was in high spirits, and conversed with the
Ladies duting the time he staid (upwards of two
hours), with the utmost affability.
The Supper took place in the Middle Drawing-
room. at oue o'clock : it consisted of every delicacy,
provided most abundantly, with the addition of the
most costly wines. Covers w,:re laid for one hun-

dyed persons. *Fte table was decnraled with a great
variety of fanciful ornaments in frame-work, among
which was a Gothic Castle, said to be the model of
the one submitted to the inspection (.Ithe PAINCI RE-
MINT a few days since, and by his ROYAL iIIOISNIUS
approved. This castle is intended for the illustrious
Duke of WELLINGTON.—Among the company were
Prince tSTEItHAZY; the Spanish, Dutch, Bavarian,
ancrDanish Ambassadors, the Duchess ofLICEDS, and
the Doke and Duchess of Someassr.

Earl Paacy has taken the house which Was latterly
occupied by Mr. Davisow, in St. James's-square. It
is furnished in a most magnificent style for his Lord-
ship's residence, on his intended nuptials with Lady
CIIMILOTTE FLORVITIA CLIVIt. which will take place
immediately atter the Holidays.
The Hon. and Rev. Ft 121f0Y STANIIO7I4 who met
the severe accident which occasioned amputation of
his log, by a tall from his tend im, in the neighbour-
hotrd of Cambridge, on Wednesday last, is recover-
ing very fast, and will soon be removed to the man-
sion.ot the Hon. W. W. Pout, at Wanstead.
• The Monument votetl by Parliament to the memory
of Admiral Load C 4LLINGWOOD, and ordered to be
mie.ted in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, is now
coooploto4. The inscription on the Monument details
the various actions iu which the gallant Admiral was

engaged.
Tiesdpy se'nnigbt an alarming fire broke out in
soiStrititemenu belonging to Mr. liuuterr, at Old
Aluegords occupied by four poor families. It was
oceaslotid by an oven being overheated to bake swims
kread, theliantesof which communicated to the thatch.
Fortunately the names were subdued, but not until
the remises were totally destroyed.
••Notsdai afternoon-a-fire broke out in a cottage at
Eiees Wortliy. near Winchester, which, communi-
clinks with an aejoining dwelling, both were com-
pletrify destroyed in a very short time.
NATURAL ii‘ssonv.--One of the greatest euriosi.
List ever brought into this country, is a remarkably
film coal-black young tiger. now on board the Java,
Capt. Howes, recently arrived in the River from
Bengal. He is so ferocious in his manners that no
sate can approach his den with Out danger. He is con-
fined in a strong -iron ease, and is about twelve
months old. It is supposed the Captain intends him
al a present to the Pantos Raaaar. The Captain
his also brought two very beautiful buffaloes : they
were likewise very fierce when brought on board, but
during the voyage have become more docile.
Inuflosvions.—Fuou THE MAINE, MARCH 10.—
N For some days past all the waters have risen in I
terrible manner on both sides of the Rhine..and that
river itself has reached an uncommon height. It is
aboist the same as it was at the end of the yes, 1800,
sail the mass of its waters has so much increased,
that the ‘staller rivers which flow into it cannot find
sweat. and consequsntly rise. The Kinzig -and the
&baker, are, however, not quite so destructive as
sltey were two months ago. The Rhine threatens to
*sal through several dykes. The alarm bell has
kespiendy been sounded in the communes about
.7414, sa order to collect people to strengthen the
Raise ay kes. Hitherto the danger has been averted,
sae:bride of boats at Behl is still standing, and the
enmtisumcation between the two banks is still open.
Bik freak the left bank we have the most melancholy
am:oasts. The rivets there have every where over
Sowed their banks. Great ravages have been cabled
*bout Strasburg, by the 11l and Brausch ; all the fields
did Orden round Stiasborg form one great lake;
all die tenets OM the river ate under water, and the
ooasisonitaties kept up by Mats. The 11l has done
sot dassagw about fleidditstadt, several pep.
suns. tads qualbaty. of undo have perished."

eastus.

DEvom.
Muitmtn.—R. rug,* was convicted of the wilful
murder_of Mary Vincent, his wife. This trial cad-
ted great interest. It appeared by the evidence of
the prisoner's son (4 boy about twelve years of age)
and his niece (a girl about ten years of age), that on
morning of the 6th of November, prisoner, after
, .ashing himself, came down stairs, and threw the
towel into the ashes. On the deceased observing it,'
she inquired the reason, whereupon he caught her by
the hair of her head, and also struck the boy. He
was going out at the kitchen door, whin the decea-
sed threw a britsh at him; he returned in about a
minute, and then knocked her down ; she calltd ton '
a murdering rogue, upon which he took a knife eqit
of his pocket, and stabbed her several times; she die.l
immediately; the boy ran out and gut assist,, ;ce,
and the prisoner was secured. A surgeon was c.llrd,
who proved the wounds to have been the cause of
Iter death ; he also stated, that the prisoner hui, for
some time previous, been taking a quantity of meni-
cioe, and was occasionally in a desponding way, corn.
pl4ining of his health, but he never discovered any
*symptoms of insanity.

YORK ASSIZES.
The tai it of Michael Pickles and Jdin Greenwood,
diarged with the wilful murder of .Samuel Sutcliffe,
Heptonstall, in the .West, Riding, (recopied the
Coon from nine in the morning mail three in the
afternoon. The Jury, without a moment's hesita-
tion, tound both the prisoners—Guilty.
The prisoner* reveived sentence of death, and were
executed on the Monday following, and their bodies
given to .the surgeons for dissection. The conduct,
of these unhappy men was becoming their awful situ-
ation; they acknowledged the justice of their sen-
tence, and died penitents.
On the 4th and 6th of March Michael Pickles made
a confession, wherein he stated, that be had lived at
Northwell for fifteen years past; and John Green.
wood, the other prisoner, and be, married two sit-
ters. John Greenwood lived at Wadsworth and on
Thursday, the 6th day of February, 1817, he came
to his house, and they agreed to go together the same,
night to rob Samuel Sincliffe's house, who was an'
old man, aged eighty-two. Aboot half-past twelve
o'clock in the night they went to his house, which
was about halt a mile distant from where Pickles
lived ; Pickles went in. at a window, and wasiollewed
by Greenwood; and when both had got into the house,
Samuel Sutcliffe (the old man), who was in bed,
called out ‘• Murder I" Pickles then went up the
stairs and murdered the said Samuel Sutcliffe, while
John Greenwood was plundering the house, and
keeping gu:ad with a gun ; they brought away with
them two Bank ct England pound notes, one guinea
note of the klalifai Bank, and two pieces of cotton
calico. Greenwood made a confession on the I,kb,
correboratiag the facts stated by Pickles. He ac-
knowledged himself as guilty of the robbery, but not
of the murder.

Wednesday ✓oi4* liked well was tried for riottng at
Sheffield, um the 3d of December last. The prisoner
had beaded a body of about two thousand people,
some unit bread upon, poles besmeared with blood ;
Kith thtse bloody ensigns they paeaded the principal
streets ot the town, from time to time commiuing
acts of outrage, said creating consternation amongst,
the inhabitants. •

The Jury Sound the prisoner Guilty. and he was
sentenced to be .eonfinsa in the Cush of York for
two years, and at the end of that time to find seen-,
city' for his good behaviour for five years, himself in
£lO, and two sureties in 410 each.

Dusumra.—At Phiipstown Assizes, March 20,
J. Csais and Thomas P.' Lamm., Eeqrs. were tried
before Lord Noasuev, on an indictment charging
them with the minder of William White, Esq, in a
duel at Sharavorse, near Burr, on the 20th of Ja-
nuary, 18161 the former was the principal, the latter
his second. They were very actively prosecuted.—
The Jury, after an able charge tram the Learned
Judge, brought in a verdict of Acquittal as to Cooke,
and found Laurence goilt7 of Manslaughter.
Arvessnso EOCAPSAFROII NIIWGIATI.....A prisoner
nvned Bows, who had been capitally convicted and
reprieved, made a curious attempt to escape on Mon-
day evening from Newgate.—On the exclusion of
strangers from the prison, or rather the prisoners'
friends, Le Roi, nos of the turnkeys, bad his suspi.
dons excited by a very tall person in female attire,
who was one of the first to get into the inner yard.—
The dress was a black gown. and a boooeing French
bonnet. Le Roi communicated his suspicions to the
principal turnkey in the lodge. The Ls 4 made the
attempt to pass into the street with others, when
Bishop recognized the features of the prisoner Bowen.
IHe told him be should not like to act ragatted to a
'lady, bet it was his duty to detain her. Bowen was
formerly valet to a Noble Earl. At eleven o'clock'
at night he was seat of in the caravan, with twenty-
six other convicts, for Portsmouth. With the creep.
tan of two or 'three, these men were all respired from
death, and a shoe, hardened 'est have seldom' Irani
sent oL
RUM IS Sr. consequence of eeriiike
Gentle Men giving information of their having liege
attacked and forcibly rehired of their property, the
Vestry of St. Giles's tuned peremptory orders to au-
thorize the watchmen to apprehend all women found
loitering at the corners of the streets, as it is through
their means stolen property is generally made away
with, as well as all had characters. To put this or-
der into execution, some 6f the most active and ez-
pelienced officers, comprising Roberts, Furman,
Clarke and others, formed themselves into a body,
and with a numbsr of watchmen sallied out SG Sun-
day /II the short space of fifteen minutes they
apprehended 142 prostitutes, whom they were exact-
ing to the watch-house, when they were attacked by
a formidable gang of thieves, armed with Wass who
in a abort time rescued the prisoners, and would, in
all. probability, have murdered the watchmen and
officers, bad not some of the most respectable pa-
rishioners come forward and lent their assistance.
Ono watchman, named Crawley, who has lately made,
himself very active in the apprehension of 'these nil-
bins, was marked as a particular object of their ven-
geance, and was most brutally assaulted. One of
the villains was apprehended, most dreadlully lace-
rated, and lodged in 'the watch-house. On Monday
he was taken before the Magisteites at Mailbotough-
street, where he was immediately recognized as a
highway robber, and committed to prima.