Star.
London, England, 1811-05-02 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The volunteering which commenced yesterday was
most successful, many regiments turned out all their
quota for the line—this was generally for regiments
under Lord WELLINGTON and General GRAHAM.

The weather being unfavourable on Sunday, the
troops for Portugal could not embark at Plymouth.--
The 11th Dragoons commenced embarkation there at
high water on Monday.
Eighty fine horses intended to be embarked for Por-
tugal, as a remount for those men whose horses have
been killed in the late affairs, arrived at Plymouth on
Sunday. _ _ _

The 9th Dragoons have been ordered to halt ; they
were to have gone with the 11th, and are still ordered
to hold themselves in readiness for foreign service; but
it is uncertain whether they will go to Portugal, Spain,

or the Cape of Good Hope.
On the field of battle at Barrosa, after the glorious
victory, by the body of a French Officer killed, was
discovered a fine true French poodle dog, licking his
master's face, and was, with some difficulty, and
seeming reluctance on his part, removed from his si-
tuation of fidelity._ The dog is ia the possession of

an English Naval Officer.
Among the promotions in Tuesday's Gazette, is
that of Serjeant MASTERSON, of the 87th, wko took
the French Eagle at the battle of Barrosa, to an En-
signcy in the York Light Infantry Volunteers.
An experiment of an improved method of charging
with the bayonet took place yesterday, by a detach-
ment of the Royal Marines, in presence of the Lords
of theAdrniralty, and a Committee of Marine Officers.
The whole plan contains many very superior advan-
tages over the present system, particularly in enabling
the rear-rank men to use their muskets at the charge,
with similar effect, and at the same moment, as the

front rank, causing the men to stand in a stronger
position, and enabling them either to attack or defend,
at one instant, from the front and rear. It appears
to be particularly adapted to repel any attack that
may be made by an enemy's boarders in a naval en-
gagement. The plan met with entire approbation ;
and it is reported that it will be adopted.

Among many other letters, which we have seen
from distinguished Officers employed in the ever me-
morable chace of the French army out of Portugal,
the following, from an Officer of considerable rank
and distinguished gallantry, has been shown to us by
the favour of a military friend.
The letter is dated April 10, from a position within
four leagues of Ciudad Rodrigo, and proceeds :-
44 All I can say is, that our Generalissimo fol-
lowed them so close, that he made them take routes
they never intended, and were in many instances
obliged to clamber over the mountains like flocks of
sheep. But a very small part of our army ILA the
honour of closing with them, the light division and
flank companies of regiments only, for so soon as our
columns came up and were formed, off they scam-
pered at a great rate, generally leaving a great many
prisoners behind. At our last encounter with them,
on the 3d, at Sabugal, they lost nearly 1200 in kill-
ed, wounded, and prisoners, With an immense quan-
tity of baggage stuffed with plunder. Among the
baggage of other Officers of rank, we gat that of
General SOULT, Nephew to the Marshal, extremely
valuable.
66 Our light troops, on the day we were engaged,
took a howitzer ; three different times overpowering
numbers fell on them, and took it from them ; the
enemy seemed determined to retain possession of it-
-150 men were lost in this affair. When the supporting
columns got to the heights where the enemy were
formed, and in the act of deploying, a violent storm
of thick weather came on, which put an end to the
operations of the infantry ; only one regiment, and
five companies of another, were formed, who gave
them a volley, and advanced with the charge, when
the vagabonds made off, helter skelter, throwing away
their packs, arms, and every incumbrance. They cer-
tainly owe their safety on that day to the interposition
of the elements—they continued their flight for 18
hours, destroying much cattle, luggage of every de-
cription, and all horses, mules, Ac. that could not
keep up with them—in fact, they were panic struck,
and absolutely ran away from the regiment and
half. Many deserters that have come iii, as well as'
all the prisoners, uniformly agiee in one tale, andl
state them to have been in a terrible fright, and quite
out of the influence and controul of the officer, who
often called out to them.
44 Yesterday, as three battalions were quitting Al.'
nitida with ail immense cavalcade of baggage and

plunder, our light artillery and cavalry got at them,
obliged one battalion to return to that city in double
quick time, with the losS of all their baggage—the other
two battalions got a very severe handling from us, and
lost a great many men. On this occasion, all the Mar-
quis d'Alorna's baggage fell into our hands, with his
papers ; and it is already whispered, that a corres-
pondence has been discovered which will involve se-
veral people in Lisbon. But the whole Portuguese
nation has behaved nobly, their light troops fully as
well as our own, and there are as many, perhaps, dis-
affected people in our own country as in Portugal.
4, Since MASSENA commenced his campaign in Por-
tugal, lie has lost at least from 30 to 40,000 men.—
The number which the natives and the militia quietly
swept of is incredible.
At first there was a clamour against the Medi-
cal, and at length against the Commissariat depart-
ment, but equally groundless ; perhaps these two de-
-1 partments were never before so ably filled—thanks to
j Lord WELLINGTON.

s' The doubt about the medical department origi-
nated with a subaltern of the 74th regiment, writing
to his Commanding Officer a private letter, stating,
that the wounded to the retreat from Busaco, were
badly attended and worse fed ; the business was fully
investigated—not a single instance appeared of want
of medical aid or provisions ; on the contrary, the
very people who gave evidence, called by the prose.
cution, spoke in terms of praise of every Doctor cm-
ph.yed. The investigation wLen closed and reported
to Lord WELLINGTON, OCC3SIOIICd an order of high
.thanks to the medical department."
The following letter from an Officer in the Porto•
guese Cavalry with Marshal BERESFoRo gives an ac.
count of a most brilliant affair which took place near
Zafra :

" Camp near Juramina, April 5 .

We have proceeded here, where we were to cross
the Guadiana ; but on our arrival, the Marshal found

the usual fords impassable, the depth of water being
seven feet. We therefore remain encamped in this
valley which is a mile from it : the bridges are build-
ing as fast as possible, so that to-morrow we shall
proceed.
" APRIL 7.—We have all crossed the Guadiana,
and are encamped close to Olivenca, which has re-
fused to listen to the Marshal's flags of truce. He
has therefore left General Cole with 6000 men to be-
siege that place and Badajoz. I believe the Marshal
means to pursue the enemy with the rest of his force
to Seville, where Mortier, Soult, Victor, and Sebes-
tiani will no doubt unite. Mortier has left a garrison
of 2000 at Badajoz." _ _

" Zafra, April 17.

gg Yesterday we had a smart affair with the ene-
my's cavalry, amounting to 800 men, at Los Santos,
a village two miles from hence. The Marshal headed
our Portuguese cavalry himself; we charged the
French horse, broke their line, and pursued them four
leagues at a hard gallop. We took 200 prisoners
and 73 horses, exclusive of the killed. We scarcely
lost a niun or horse. We have also taken a prize
more valuable, 4000 rations of bread, and the same
quantity of brandy.
gg As an example to the Portuguese, Marshal BE•
RESFORD puts himself forward in every instance in the
most conspicuous manner, and they have nobly fol-
lowed his lead. Upon this signal occasion we broke
the French cavalry in a style that attracted the admi-
ration of the English."

This account 'Must be truly gratifying to all who
have observed the effects of-British discipline and ex-
ample on the Portuguese People. It in.ty serve to
shew us what would be the consequence it the Spa-
niards would follow the example.

LIABILITY OF MILITARY OFFICERS TO INCOME-TAX.

Colonel GREY'S Petition to the House of Commons,
on the subject of the liability of his Pay to the Tax
upon Property, Professions, &c. was presented on the
9th ultimo, and ordered to lie on the table. It appears
on the Votes of the House on that day, as follows :

" A Petition of Colonel JOHN Gain way presented and read,
setting forth:—

" That he is not in the receipt of the whole Pay attached to
the Regimental Rank he is row in the fifteenth year of being
employed in—his professional Pay and Income being curtailed of
the tenth, by the Tax upon Property, &c.; and that for a series
of years, (knowing that the same is foreign and abhorrent from
the unvaried practice of these realms, as exemplified in the Sta-
tutes of the Ist, td, and 3d of William and Mary, and the Ist of
Anne, c. 15, in the which Acts," all subjects, of whatever rank,
are made liable to a Tax upon Property," &c. similar to the pre-
sent, " such Military Officers who are se shall be in muster or pay in
their Illajestie's Navy and Army, only excepted; and the Ist of Anne
containing an additional exemption to superannuated Sea Officer's)
the Petitioner has regarded the present subtraction from his pay
as a grievance heretofore unknown ; and praying for relief.
" Ordered—That the said Petition do lie upon the table."
The above is the exordium of Colonel GREY'S Pe-
tition, which contains in substance what has already
appeared in his printed letters, in addition to some
new matter ; all which bear more or less strongly on
the great point, that the Pay of the Officer ought to
be restored to its pristine state ; for certainly, until the
present period, England never taxed directly the Pay
I of the Officer.

General GASCOYNE'S recent luminous endeavour to
remove this modern oppression from the profession,
has entitled him, to what he can not fail to receive,
the gratitude of his brother Officers; of those espe-
cially, who necessarily are the most numerous, to
whom the maintenance or pay which the State affords
them, is the principal and ordinary fund of their sub-
sistence ; and it certainly is a wide aberration from
the suggestions of good policy, that that maintenance
should not be fully adequate to its end ; for the pro-
per performance of every service certainly requires,
that its pay or recompense should be, as exactly as
possible, proportioned to the nature of the service ;
for if any service is very much underpaid, it is very
prone to suffer by the incapability, inevitably result-
' ing therefrom.
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At the Easter Quarter Assembly of the Corpora-
tion of Dublin, on the 26th ult. Messrs. HARTY and
J. K. JAMES were elected Sheriffs, and Mr. Alderman
ARCHER Lord Mayor, for the ensuing year. An al-
dition of LOOM was voted to the salaries of the
present Lord Mayor and his predecessor, Sir W.
STAmta, in consideration of their splendid hospita-
lity during their rcspectiv? Mayoralties. The Free-
dom of the City was then voted to Gen. GRAHAM
Thanks were also voted to hins and the heroic troops
who fought at the battle of Barrosa. The Freel.,na
of the City was also voted to Capt.WlLLiast VERNER,
Ht tit: 7th dragoons.

NAVAL INTELLfGENGS.

PLYMOUTH, APRIL se.
The SCEPTItf, 74 guns, arrived yesterday frcm off
Brest. This afternoon arrived the Wilyri::‘ schooner
in 11 days, from Cadiz, having left that port on the
19th instant ; and bus frigate, from off Brest. Put
back the PIEnCER gt1:1-brig, hound to Basque Roads.
Sailed the Taarantlx, 18 guns, with a small convoy
fur Halifax ; and the PaowinENce hired brig, with 30
transports and merchant ships for the E .stwArd.
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A seaman, belonging to la Rhin frigate, was tried
this day for striking the First Lieutenant of the Prin-
cess Charlotte frii,ate. He was found guilty, and
sentenced to be hanged.

Francis Esca, the seamap, lately belonging to the
Prince merchant ship, who was shot by the Mate of
that vessel, while attempting to go on shore withoat
leave, (as stated in the Stmt several days ago) died
at Plymouth of his wounds, on SAturday The
Ma'c absconded at the time ; but means to deliver
himself up for trial. The Coroner's Inquest have
brought in a vet dict of wilful murder.
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Several boats of fine tnackarcl have been Mt
brought in here fer more than a week past, am, sold
at the low rate of from four to eight foTr-une shilling.

PORTSMOIY IV, MAY I.

Saikd the PHIPPS schoon-er with a convoy for the
Downs.—Arrived the Doves Castle L•'ast Indiaman
from ditto.—Wind
DEAL, MA' 1.
Arrived his Majesty's ships BELLONA,nERWICK, an!
MONARCH, from off Einshistz, and the VtrEtt cutlet'
from Portsmouth.—Wind S.W.
YARMOUTH, MAY 1.

Yesterday arrived after post and sailed this morn.
ir.g the SARPEDON, with the SNIPE and LavEktEr, on
a cruize.—Remain Roebuck and Quebec frigates, and
Wrangler gun-brig.—The crews of the Jande, Ems,
and Patriot gun vessels have been turned over to the
Roebuck, to be drafted into the ships passing for the
Baltic.—All ships in passing through these ::cads are
overhawled, and several useful seamen are procured
for the service.—Wind

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Y. Walt was yesterday charrd at Idarllxtrque.h-
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street office with robbing. a Mr. Wheatley on the
king's highway, in the neighbourhood of Smithfield;
on Sunday night last, of his watch and seals. The.
prosecutor swore, that he was asked the hour by the
ptisoner, and on pulling out his watch he snatched it,
and eft( cted his escape. The prosecutor met him yes-
terday in St. James's, and took him into custody.—
He was telly committed for trial.
Lue4ett, a publican near Ashford, Kent,,
appliol for police ajd yesterday, to recover his wife ;.
whom he had traced to London; she having eloped
with a corporal in the waggon-train on Saturday se'n-
night, with £34 in money, and deserted two Wants.'
The complainant had traced his worthless rib to lodg-
ings in terwick-street, and on enquiring for her, was
met by the soldier; who assaulted him, and swore ne-
vcr to phrt with his cher aerie. It turned out* how-
ever, that the soldier had deserted, and he was taken
ihto custody on that charge, and committed; and
alter, some time, the lady consented to return to her
family, at the solicitation of her husband.

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ILDMIII4I.3".CIM&R.T', DOOTORS' COMMONS, Am Oa. 1
tintabith..)...ofstrioni suar.—ThissSwedish ship, laden with
:Mum talks*, eaodtrl, &c. wii captured on a voyage from Riga,
as asserted, to this country. Restored, (except the tallow and
ensiles) subj.ct to the captors' expellent'
Pasriotoi, HermaPsen master.—This vessel, laden with, rye,
barley, ind hides, was captured on a voyage from Norway to
Lelds.—Resten4l, subject to the caro' expences.
. Cancardla, Petersen master.—sfhis vessel, under Papenburgh
colours, laden with dealsovas captured on a voysgefrotn Bremen
to Flensbergr—Condemned. The master's private adventure re-
Owed.
Hoop, Jacobs Master.—This vessel, under Papenburgh colours,
win laden with ,reek-fish.—Condemned.
Menus, Stoic master..--This vessel, undef Hanceserian colours,
was laden whiz oil and marts.--Restdred.
Noranesekencht, iacobsenroaster.—This vessel, under Papen-
bargh colours, laden with stock fish, was captured on a voyage
from Bergen.—Cargo condemned; master's private adventure
restored; and the question as to the ship directed to stand ever.
' • Bergenseren Willoghs master.—This vessel sailed under Da-
, fish colours, laden with rock -moss and tar, as asserted, from
Bergen to this country.—Restored (except the tar) subject to the
'an2ton expences.
Yesterday being the first day of Eager Term, the
Judges proceeded to Westminster Hall, and opened
their several Courts in the usual forms.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY I.
Mr. Campbell, the Inspector of Convicts, made his
customary Report of the state of the prison ships and
Convicts at Woolwich, Sheerness, Portsmouth, Fort
Cumberland, &c.
Lord Enusesonooon directed the New Generel
Rule to be published to the practitioners of the Court,
viz. That from and After this day, in all causes to be
tried in the Sittings after Term, at Guildhall, Lon-
don, notice of trial be served on the parties, either for
. the first sitting day, or for the adjournment day, At
the option of the plaintiff Lan-I that such notice, if
- the parties reside more than forty miles from Lon-
don, shall be given eight days before the first sitting
day after Term, and if less than forty miles, then four
days before such sitting day.
szoonsotir v. CREATES..
-*This was an action upon charter party on the
ship Crown, at and from the port of London,.with a
cargo of provisions, to the island of St. Domingo ;
to which the defendant pleaded several issues ; end,
lastly; a set off on an accotuet.
The ship in question sailed from the port of Lon-
' don, with a supercargo (Mr. Kane) who had tl e
whole superintendence of the voyage and disposal of
the cargo. Mr. Kane was landed At Port-an-Pi ince,
and the ship. was sent off by him'to Cape Nicola
Mole (which was at that time in possession of Potion,
and in great want of supplies) in the hope of-dispos-
ing of the cargo at a considerable advantage. The
vessel was detained off Cape Nicola Mole by some of
Christoplie's cruizets; who had-interdicted the land-
ing of any provisions in that part of the irland, in or-
der to distress Petion. The vessel was obliged to re-
turn to Post•ati-Prince. The supercargo being dis.
appointed at this proceeding, ordered_ the Captain
peremptorily to return to Cape Nicola Mole, and
there dispose of the cargo to the beit advantage. The
• ship accordingly returned to Cape Nicola Mole, and
was again detained by ChristJphe's cruizets for a
few hours, and, fal;ing in with a British ship of war,
*ho detained her 4S hours, she was obliged ultimately
to relinquish the adventure and go back to Port-au-
Prince, where the cargo was finally disposed of ; and
the 'ship completed her voyage back to the port of
tendon. While at Port-au•Prince the Captain died,
and a delay of a fortnight took place before another
Captain could be obt,..t.ed.
* Mr. ATTORNEY •GENERAL, 'Counsel for the defen-
dant, contended, that circumstances, had "coined
which interrupted the voyage,. which the defendant
was not answerable for, and therefore the plaintiff
Ought not to recover. During the time she was de.
tained by Christophe, she could not be used by the
defendant, and he was not bound to pay for that pc.
tiOd, or the time she was delayed for want of a Cap-
tain. He did not deny but the defendant was liable
for something, but he was not fur the delay occasioned
by these two occurrences.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH observed, that until the ad.
venture was entirely abandoned, the ship most be con-
sidered As in the service of the patty who hjred her ;
and a temporary detention, which might be the cause
of the suspension of the voyage, according to the
chatter party, could not be
.considered as an aban-
donment of the adventisre. The only difficulty his
Lordship felt was, to discover whether there was such.
a distinction as would give them grtinnds on which
they could claim an exemption ? His Lordship there.
fors di:ected the Jury to find a verdict for the plain-
tiff, which was accordingly done, the damages being
referred to arbitration.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MAY-1.
This day the Judges of this Court took their seats
pith the formalities usual on the first day of Term.
CAM:VIERS w. PENDEGRAL
Mr. erjeant LENS moved in this case for a new
trial. The plaintiff, who was Captain' of the Henry
Dundas. Indiaman, sought to recover £4OO, which he
had been mulct by the East India Company for
bringing home more goods than he was allowed by
It appeared that the plaintiff had sold his privilege
to the defendant, on condition that he should not put
on board mere than a certain weight of goo.is. The
defendant did ship more than the s -tight stipulated,
in consequence of which the plaintiff was obliged to
pay the fine. The Jury lave a verdict fur the plain-
tiff subject to a point ofe law respecting. a difference
of, tonnage, as calculated in -India and Europe.
• The Court was now rooved to argue the case, ore-
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paretory, to a mar trial. A Rule to sliew cause was
granted.

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Tuesday, about three o'clock, a porter, with a bale
of goods on his shoulders, Was drives over by an
" amateur Whip," at the torner of Bond.street, and
had his leg broken.
A duel was fought* on Tuesday morning on Gni-
der'slreen, between a managing clerk to a Banking
House, and a Mr. Windt's, of the same profession, in
consequence of a family dispute; when the latter was
severely wounded in the leg.
A -respectable woman of the name of Benham,
wholcept a school at Newington-road, seas found
burnt to death in her parlour, on Tuesday morning.
It is extraordinary that the fire had not reached the
bed or 'any part of the furniture, nor had the slightest
alarm prevailed. The deceased was stricken in years,
and from the situation in which she was found she
had preletbly fallen into the fire in a fit to which she
was subject.
A melancholy occurrence happened on Friday last
on board his Majesty's frigate Rota, lying in Ply-
mouth Seund. The mizen top-mast of that ship was
lowering down for the purpose of its being replaced
by a new one, but unfortunately by some accident it
came down by the run, and the heel of it striking a
seaman, carried his heed off, drove his entrails com-
pletely nut, and his thigh bones into the deck.
Saturday night last, after the family -of T. Thur.
tell, Esq. of Halford-Hill-house, near Bury St. Ed.
mends, had retired to rest, they were disturbed by
groans„which proceeded from the room on the ground
floor, in which' two servant lads slept; and on the
door being opened, a cloud of smoke issued there-
from, where one of the lads Was found apparently life.
less, and the other in a fainting -stem. Being carried
into the air and fomented with cold water and other
'restoratives, they recovered their senses. The acci-
dent was owing to the overheating of a flue, the rove
of which was placed in the room for the purpose of
communic.eing with a hot house, and suffocation
would ptelethly have ensued but for the timely alarm
of the family.
Tuesday 6e'nnighc, between four and five eclock
in the afternoon, Bitmitigham and the neighbourhood
Was visited by a short, though severe storm of thun-
der ant: lightning, accompanied by rain and hailstones
(some of which reeesured two inches and a half in
circumference), which broke many skylights and win-
dows.. A thunderbolt fell .on the house of J. Harr,
a nailer, et Harb,ortie, and burst with a most tremen-
dous explosion, blowing up h great part of the roof,
which was scattered in all directions into the adjoin.
ing fields and lanes ; Hart's wife and seven children
were in the house at the time, and the unhappy hus-
band was at the door of his smithy in the act of break-
ing some coali, when he saw the roof fall in, and was
one of the first who ran up stairs, to extricate his
children from the gawking ruins. His eldest daugh-
ter was considerably hurt, being much burnt in the
side, breast, legs and thighs t the mother's hand was
scorched, and for a long while she could not feel the
least use of her arm. None of the family, however,
(except the eldest daughter) have suffered any very
material injury. The fall of the roof had in part
broke through the ceiling of the kitchen, .and the
chamber windows were literally shattered to pieces.
The friends and neighbours of the unhappy sufferers
most humanely assisted, and -seemed emulous who
should lodge the family till such time as their house
' could be properly repaired.
The same day a violent thunder-storm came on in
the vicinity of Bangor. At Bum Twrw, in the pa-
rish of Llendegai, two cows and a pig, helonging to
Thomas Jones, were killed by the.lightning. _The
man and his wile were thrown off their seats in the
, kit Chen, and the wife having wooden clogs on, one
' of them was shivered, without any injury to her
person.
Worm: are the most frequent sources of Childrens
diseases. Their symptoms every parent and guardian
of children should be acquainted with. They occasion
loss of appetite; a paleness of the colour of. the face,
emaciation, and irregular state of the bowels, attended
alter with violent pains; they bring on convulsiims,
they affect the growth of the body, and they prove
fatal, by ending in a consumption or decay. Beth. as
a preventative and orre of these alarming complaints,.
Chiles Patent Worm Lozenge: is universally allowede:
on the testimony of the highest characters in this
country, both in rank andeespectability, to have no
equal. The public approbation given to the Pro.:
prietor, from a personal knowledge of its wonder-
ful success in their own families, stamps its merit
bet rind competition, and gives 2 sanction to it, of
t which no other medicine .of the kind can boast.—
i Parents and others whe lave the care of children
should have this remedy as a family medicine to reel
- -Tsiestiay an -Inqi,est was' held at the Rose and ' sort to, whenever the stomach or bowels of children I
Crown in Great Warner-ctreet, Coldhath-fields, on are. any. Way disordered, which it will always be
. gee, body of: Mrs. Hawke:, who, while standing at found to relieve. Sold, wholesale and retail, at Mr.
her own door in the, aboye.steeet, was seie.ed with a ' Butler's, No. 4., Cheeps*, corner of Paternoster-mwe!
'violent fit of coughing, and fell down at the moment and retail by Belem and Sharp, Portsmouth ; Hall j
a cart was passing, the wheel of which went over her :and Johnson, Gosport; Allnutt, Weston,, Mallory
and Hired -het so, severelyas to cause her death'— and Jones, Portsea ; Trewman. Ether ; Cookwor-i
-ciPtectlict,--Accidental Death. + thy, Glenville, Gilbert and .Htutlande Plymouth ;1
• Iresterday.as Mr. Haziewood, a butcher, in New. Newbery, Dublin ; Baxter and M'Donald, Glasgow,:
I:lo,l44'ket. was.ridiog in a chaise, at wreawortb, . Smith, Manderston, Scott aed Cargill, Edinburgh ;
a dog which was, with him in the vehicle, primed on Cruttwell, Bath ; R 022 and Peck. Hall ; Gregsen,
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thelti:iree's.backe which caused the animal to set off and Billing's, Liverpool; Stains and 1-4 4. M*l
speed, by which the chaise was.overtuntedand chester ; Bowen, Norvrick Knott and Lloyd,. Bite
"idly demolished; and Mr. Haslewood had one of 4minihan3 ; Gregory:oSO too :Rd moo .bbd*
• lep besio, by .thefall, - iti•BoAl at as. iind 6s. Bd. ea*
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coach,Dul.Witichiliftitkft this city reit M.o.l4ndlidgliartray evening,
wasi
attacked early on Tuesday morning, near.Collon, by
a party of armed;ruffiat”, who, in order the better
to accomplish their design, had previously cut down
some trees; which they placed across the road—they
-also removed some gates adjacent, for the same pur-
pose, and when the coach had arrived at the place o!
intended attack, they immediately fired on the guard.
,who returned the fire in a spirited manner, on which
the villains in all directions, and after removing
ohstruction, by which the guard received :.orne
injury, the coach proceeded to its destinAtion.—Tve,
of the ganghave since been apprehended.
PERTH, APRIL 2g.—Saturday morning inform: t. on
;,having been .givento the G mmending Officer at dr:
1 barracks, that VErench prisoners had passed through
this place, a ',mall detachment was ordered• to pursue
`,them ;this detachment took the.road to Dundeerwhere
I theyfound, not the prisonersof whom.they.were in put-
s+ tit, but 4 others, whom they conveyed to Perth, and
lodged in the gaol. During their confinement, several
of our fellowcmzens were prompted by curiosity to pay
1 them a visit, and we undtrstand, from the report of
1 their visitors, that they appeared to be -highly de-
lighed with their country, their Emperor, and all his
proceedings. Yesterday' morning theprisoners above
petitioned effected their escape, which they candidly
! avowed to be their intention. By cutting some planks
' out of the partition of their apartment, they made
their way to the Cotirt.room, from the win:'o of i
• which they descended- to the street. On their table
' was found- a letter, expressing their gratitude to the
Magistrates, and inhabitaats of Perth, for the civili.
ties they had received, and promising a return of
r kindness to any Scotchmen whom they might find
1 among the British prisoners in France.

ECCLESIAS I WELL ?ILOMOTIONS.
The Rev. Charles Strong, of Wadham College, Oxford, hi
presented to the Rectory of Broughton Gifford, Wilts, on the
presentatetion of the Lord Ct.:.-.•«llor.
Monday se'nnight, the Associate Eurgher Congregation of
Dander, gore an unanimous cal to Mr. Robert Aitken, prescher
of the GospeL
Thursday w'nnighe, the Rev. Mr. Joseph Paterson was or-
dained second Minister of Al 013LIWIS.

BIRTHS.
Sunday morning, at his Lordship's house, its Lower Grosve-
nor-street, the Right Hon. Lady Browalaw, of a daughter.
Same day, the Lady of C.W. Tayler, Esq. M. P. of i daogbtke
Sunday last, at Shipdhata, in Norfolk, the lady of the Rev.
Chicks Edridge, of a laughter•

MARRIED.
*Carats Nisbet, R. N. to Miss Maria, youngest daughter of
William Fisher, FAT of Great Yarmouth.
Satu-day, at Knutsford, loin Ireland tleekburne, Esq. M.P.
to, Newton, Lasicaabire, to 11.1Ias Danford, eldest daugbter of
the late W. Bamford, Esq. of Bamford:
Tuesday se'nnight, at Slanoittlr, T. B. Ferris, Esq. of the
Coldstream Guards, to Enoly Jane, youngest daughter et. the
late Richard Foley,
Monday, et Mary-la-bonne Church, John Dorset Bringhuro,
Esq. of the Kings Dragoon Guard',to Francs, Maria, daughter
of Wis. Gore, Esq.