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London, England, 1819-07-10 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE_.

Fautoura, JULY 7.—Wind from N. to S.—Arrived off IL.,
port the Pomona, Hut, from Mlramichi, in twenty.four
for Teignrnouth. On the 22d ul•imo, in lat. 46.10. 10ng.47„
she spoke the Elizabeth, from Waterford for Philadelphiz.
PLY-340E7N, JULY B.—Arrived the Bideford, Knots~, fret
St. John's, New Brunswick, in twenty-one days ; his :11.!'„,!,,
ship Lar, from a cruize; Weymouth store-ship, from ti,„
ward; and Orange Grove, Tast.ox, from Messina.
Channel the Julius Casar, Lucius:, from Demerara for lAA,
Cowles, JULY 9.—Arrived the Maria Tufton, lora
New Orleans, in ifty.one days; and the Minerva, 550v.,1:,3
Charleston, in forty-three days.
Pmerssiourti JULY S.—Arrived the Susannah, Wartis,
the Downs for Rio Janeiro; his Alajesty's ship
from the East Indies; Elizabeth transport, front the V.', •
dies; Juno transport, William and ‘lary,
Demerara Packet, Vzisaturs, front London : the V. 1.:,
Mary is leaky, and must discharge. Passed up Chat,:
Dart, from New Providence.—Wind W.
DEAr., Jviv ft.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived and .
Ricer, the Planet, WayNsoN, and Somersetsbire, San
Jamaica; Indian, Swans, from the Month Seas; St.
throws, from Grenada; Alexander, Biscuit, from Qu.
Hull; Defence transport, from Portsmouth; A, AC, ..LL
transports, from the Eastward. Came down from the
the Cathe'rine llormaN, for Cadiz ; Charles llamilton,
Nauseam, for Lisbon ; Agenoria, Lists, ter gather ; arid It,.
roes, PEsse, for Mt. Ches. • _

eItATIIAM: it to 7.—The ()Meek* and Clerk* of the 1.),-
yard, were paid a quarter's salary on Monday lest ;
the ordinary will also shortly be paid the wages up to Midst
mer. The 3lrNai is completely ready, and will sail fre:n
in a day or two.
Cerrost horse, JOLT 9.—Entered Inwards: Marshal Mud —,
Flits, from Rotterdam; Good Insect, Wright, from Ann:,:-
dam ; Urania, Le Coeg, from Guernsey ; Lennie, Pramp!
from New York ; Ell-. tbeth, Rusher, from Harlergen ;
Cook, Calais; Nichols, Pitcher, from Riga George,
from Amsterdam ; Waterloo, Warren, from Ilarlengen ; t!.e
Adriatic, Patrick, from Dantzic ; Alfred, Wilson, from Gila d-
rar ; Saxe Coboorg, Ladd, from Rotterdam ; Kingston, hone.!,
from Cuba; Ikpe, Clarke, from Cette ; Mentor, Irvine, a:at
Treore, Crozier, from Petersburgh.—Entered Outwards: L-.-
dustry, Ormeston, for Flsineur and Petersbargh ; Royal Sove-
reign, Wren, for Ostend; !Resurrection, Leath, for ILusiburgh;
Sirene, Prragen,for Calais; Raven, Pay, for Ilamburgh ; the
Alidar, Leming, for Amsterdam; Three Ilrothera„ Marchart,
for Rotterdam; and Eliza, Parkin, from ditto.

Friday ce'nnight, upwards of 40 fine young fa-
lows of Galway, marched for Dublin to join the Et-
triot Regiment, commanded by Colonel M‘Dettmur,
and about to pmbark for South America.

Lieutenant ItAYNIOND ELAN; has received his
Commission for his Majesty's ship OIVi:N
GLcN-
DOWER, fitting for Sea at Chatham.
Captain MONTAGUE, Lieutenants LAW and MAT..
HARD, are appointed to the BRISK, of /0 guns, at
Sheerness; and Captain MORP:SBY, Lieutenants Bin-
DULPH, HAY, and WEATHERLEY, to the MExat, of
28 guns, at Chatham.
A semaphore Telegraph is about to be erected at
Deal, to communicate with others on the line of the
Coast, for the prevention of Smuggling.
The following Letter from Genoa has been recei7cd
at the Underwriters Room, Liverpool :

" GENOA, JUNE N.

" sll—We must now acquaint you, that the schooner 11:1,ns-
wick, of and from your place, Alexander Fencing, master, cr
Tivediesterday in this port, and having learned, that during Lt.:
voyage she met with a very unfortunate occurrence of a tricst
lamentable and shocking nature, we hasten to communicate it to
you, for the information of the ('onunittee. We think we can..
not fulfil our duty better on this occasion than in tr,dismn:iry
copy of the Minutes extracted from the Journal on board of the
said schooner.

" COPY OF TIM Misurn.—Jess I.—Light breezes, and that
pleasant weather. People employed variously. At five o'ckti
several-sail in sight, Cape St. hlaria, distant abort five
leagues, under all possible sail, studding sails low and aloft. At
ten, saw a ship on our larboard bow' under her topsails. At
eleven p. m. hove his main-top-sail to the mast, anti fired a gun-
shot athwart our bow • we ran under his stern • he hailed us in
English, What vessel, and where from?' Answered, The
Brunswick, of Liverpool, and from Liverpool; and several
other questions' which were all correctly answered. Ile
ordered us to heave-to and to run to leeward of him.—
We took in bur studding-sails, square-sails, 45cc. wore and run
under his lee, on the starboard tack, distant from him a gond
cable's length. Ile sent his boat along-side, when the abuse
questions were repeated, which we answered as before; like-
wise asked the schooner's and master's name, what cargo? and
was answered a general cargo for Genoa, Leghorn, and Smyrna.
About five minutes after his boat left us, he bore up, and run
right on board of us; his anchor taking our gun-wale before the
main-rigging, and while he lay in that situation, fired a gun in
the wake of the fore-rigging,which severed the body of Mr. Wa-
lker, passenger, and wounded two others, tamely, his servant,
Alezannder M'Castle, is the right arm and hand, and likewise
his face, and Charles Waterson, seaman, in the eyes, and blew
several holes in the main-sail. Having severed the peak to get clear
of him, they were on the point of firing two other guns, when we
hailed him repeatedly, and toad him we were English. We for-
tunately got clear without his assistance—be 'never even sent a
hand to bear off, or satisfy us at all
"We got our square-sail act, and proceeding on our course,
when he hailed us a second time, and ordered us to heave-to;
he then sent a boat alongside with an Officer in Captain's uni-
form, and endeavoured to represent it as an accident. Ile ss 2;
very civil, and apologized, saying, that a Patriot brig had taken
a Spanish frigate with 500,100 dollars on board. He offered us
every assistance, if we would lay-to till the morning. After
finding the two wounded men were not in immediate danger,
we refused it. Tricd the pumps, and found we made no more
water than while foul of him. We carried away our buhrnis
on the starboard quarter, boats, davits, and die—suffered sundry
damages in the rigging and sails, stove the jolty-boat in, &e.
" From the information we received from the ,boat's crew,
we learned that she was a Spanish frigate, named Bronte, azd
was formerly a Russian frigate.
" We remain, very respectfully, •
" Your most obedient humble Servar.v.,
.(Signed) " GAET DIAGO and WALSII.
0 John Conway, Esq. Secretary to the Committee,
Underwriters' Room, LiverpooL"

DUBLIN, JULY 6.—Friday evening seven young
people svere upset in a small boat, near the New Pier
of Dunliary, three of whom were drowned. The sur-
vivors owe their preservation to Francis-Farrell and
his son, who left their wherry (their only property) to
the mercy of the elements, close to the rocks, and
risked their own in order to save the lives of their fel-
low-creantres. The sufferers were the son and daugh-
ter of Mr. CALLAGHAN, of Cabinteely, and the son
of Mr. SEXTON, of Dunleary.

COUNT FORBIN'S Travels in the HOLY LAND, in
1817-18, will appear on the 15th, in the. Moo* Jou. -
nal of Voyages and Travels, accompanied by Eleven
most interesting Engravings, and by a fine owe of Je-
rusalem, large enough for a furniture print. Count
EcuiiiiN is Director of the Royal Museum of Paris,
anti made this Tour by direction of the KING of
l'itArice. Its appearance in the Journal of Voyages.
where it may be had for three shillings, instead o:
sixteen guineas, affords another proof of the
and luxury of hat popular Monthly Work.

IOLY PATE OF MADAME MAN.
THE CELEBRATED .ERONAUT.

the Paris Papers, reeeirwl this freeman)
PAWS, JULY a.
tordinary which bad been for some
7etl to take place this evening at Tivoli,
:nalized by a shocking catastrophe --
inmerota spectacles which had been an-
le public, was the ascension of Madame
in a luminous balloon furnished with

v, at half-put ten, this intrepid aro-
in white, with a hat and plumes of the
mounted her parachute. At a given
ikon rose, but so slowly that part of the
me in contact with the surrounding trees.

throwing out some ballast, Madame
soon rose rapidly. The ascension was
y Bengallights; the teronata waved her
air resounded with acclitmations. All
he balloon entered a slight cloud, which
ollscured the Bengal lights. Madame

set the match to the fire=works, in I,
ley might produce the expected effect,
perceived that some rockets took a per-
'rrctiiir. towards the balloon, and set fire'
r. id it. Immediately a dreadful blase
r jaw the heats of all the spectators,
in but little doubt as to the deplorable

,:brt unate erroaout.
45siblc to describe the scene which rvoli
:J. Cries of lamentation burst from all
then of females felt into convulsions—
n was painted in every face !
's-darmcs rode off at full gallop towards
here it was supposed the fall might take
in about a quarter of an hour afterwards
ted to Tivoli, with the lifeless body of Ma-
cit A RD. She fell in the Rue de Provence,
rr of the Rue Chaussat—she was in her
Nweloped in the het-wot k which had at-
the balloon.

not ad•I; that by the desire of the public
sements ceased. A subscription was simul-
nnmencei in favour of the family of Ma.
:ett A nn. This unfortunate lady was about
age.—Gar.cite de France.

ANOTHF,It ACCOUNT.
.ul event has changed into mourning the
e fete which was to have been given to-
soli. Scarcely had the Balloon of Ma-
NCLIARD got clear of the garden, when it
a considerable height. The Parachute
Rue de Provence, and the unfortunate
v: as brought lifeless to Tivoli.

?victors of the Garden have presented the
the evening to the- family of Madame
RD; and, on departing, every person.bas-'
add sometliing •to the slim already cOl-
lurnal de l'aris.
A THIRD ACCOUNT.
icholy event has terminated in a deplora-
T the fete given this evening at Tivoli.
iLANCIIARD. who ascended amid the plan-
immense concourse of spectators, was pre-
torn a great height in the air, and fell upon
i the Rue Taitbunt. Her body was brought
the spot from which she ascended. It l•
ugine the shock which this terrible cads-
'e to the spectators.

females fainted, and every one withdrew
citing the conclusion of the fete. It is sup-
. the fire-works which came in contact with
is the balloon ascended• bad got deranged,
he rockets, having by this accident changed
:tion, set fire to the balloon. A subscrip-
made at the gate of Trivoli for the family
fortunate sufferer, and every one hastened
his offering.--Quotidienne.

xcumus, the husband of Madame BLAZE:

as the first who constructed Parachutes and
iem to Balloons, for the purpose of escape
accident. During an excursion which be
from Lisle about the end of August, 1785,
adventurous seronaut travelled without

distance of not less than 300 miles, he let

log from a vast height in the basket of a
and thepoor animal falling gently through
ached the ground unhurt. Since that period
ice and management of the parachute have
ied much farther by other serial travellersz
icularly by M. GARNIAIN, who has dared
yto descend from the region of the clots*
very slender machine. This ingenious and
, .rentlnan visited London during the short
1802, and made two fine ascents with his

in the second of which he threw him

I amazing elevation with a parachute.--
ided for some seconds with an accelerating
, till it became tossed extremely, and took

le oscillations that the basket, or car, was at
sown almost into an horizontal position. It
Iver Mary-la-bonne and Somers Town, and
razed the houses of St. Pancras. At last it
struck the ground in a neighbouring
59 violent was the shock as to throw poor
,Is on his face,i.by which accident he re-
ane cuts, and bled considerably. He seemed
,ch agitated and trembled exceedingly at the
::as released from the car. One of the
.h? parachute had chanced to give way (as
likely the case with Madame BLANCHARD),
ity.vard circumstance deranged the appara-
urbed its proper balance, and threatened the
:r during the whole of his descent with im-
destruction. The feeling of such extreme
tx) much for lrman nature to bear.
atastrophe of Atilitme BLANCHARD has a
.esemblauce to that which befel Roma and

ROMAIN in 1785. From some vague idea of being
better able to regulate the ascent of the balloon, they
had incautiously suspended below it a small smoke
one of ten feet diameter—a combination to which
may be imputed the disastrous issue.
Scarcely a quarter Of an hour had elapsed after
their ascension, when the whole apparatus, at the
height of above 3,000 feet, was observed to be on
fire, and its scattered fragments, with the unfortu-
nate voyagers, were precipitated to the ground. They
fell near the sea shore, about four miles from Bou-
logne, and were instantly killed by the tremendous
shock, their bodies being found dreadfully mangled.
The only other fatal Accident with balloons which
we at resent
msent recollect, happened in Italy several
Vears the loss of Ro E n and ROM AI N, when a
enetian Nobleman and his Lady, after having per-
formed successfully various ascents, fell from a vast
height and perished on the spot.

TILE COMET.

~ ORFORD, JULY io.

" The Comet was observed, at the Radcliffe Observatory, on
Thursday night, at 10h. 46m. 18s. mean time, and the following
was ascertained to he its situation at that time :
Right Ascension - - - - 7h. 12m. 316. L
Declination, corrected for refraction 49*. Om. 9s. N.
" From a previous comparison of its right ascension with that
of a known fixed star, it must have passed the meridian below
the Pole at about 6 minutes past 12, but the sky was then thickly
overcast." " PARIS, JULY 7.

" It was M. Mascrt.r.us, Member of the Chamber of Depu-
ties, who first perceived the Comet which has beeh for some
days remarked in the meridian of Paris. Being by chance at the
Observatory, he discovered in the Constellation of Lynx a lumi-
nous body, which he judged to be a Comet, but which another
supposed to be a Ball of Fire. Ile apprised M. Costvat.tra of
his discovery, and observing the strange luminary with more
attention, assured himself that he was not deceived. AU the
observations since made have confirmed the conjectures of M.
MAncrtams; and we are assured that Messieurs the Astrono-
mers have written to the Honourable Deputy a very obliging
letter on the occasion. It is not true that this is the same Comet
which was pointed out by M. Ports. The Marcell:a is more bril-
liant ; its nucleus is smaller, but it is better marked than that in
the Comet discovered by M. PONS, which is besides situated of
another part of the Heavens, towards .tbe Constellation Lea."—
Gazette de France.

Our Astronomers are the more to be reproached for not
having foretold this Comet, since it appears certain that M.
PIAUI, the celebrated Astronomer at Palermo, had announced
its appearance to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Bram."

ENGLAND.

There i 5 a land amid the waves,
Whose sons are fam'd in story,
Who never were, nor will be slaves,
Nor shrink from death and glory !
Then strike the harp, and bid it swell,
With flowing bowls before ye,
" Here's to the Land in which we dwell :
" To England—Europe's glory !"
Blest land, beyond all lands afar !
Encircled in the waters—
With lion-hearted sons in war, •
And beauty's fearless daughters.
Go, ye whose discontented hearts
Disdain the joy before ye—
Go, seek a home in foreign parts
Like England, Europe's glory !
Whether in sultry climes ye rove,
A solitary stranger,
/- Or seek the foreign fair one's love,
Where lurk deceit and danger,
Where will ye find dmestic bibs,
With social sweets before ye—
A land so great, so good as this,
As England, Europe's glory?

ASSESSED FAXES.

As the Act for allowing a certain composition on
the Assessed Taxes has now passed, a brief account
of it may be useful to some, and not unacceptable
to all our Readers. It appears that the assessments
made for the year ending on the sth of April List
shall remain at the same amount, to all persons who
shall compound for the payment thereof, for the term
of three years. The composition is an ;addition of 5
per cent. on the present assessment ; and the advan-
tage resulting from it is thisthat if last year a man
paid for window tax five pounds, he is by the Act al-
lowed, for five shillings more, to open double or treble
the number of windows, at his own discretion ; and in
the same way for horses, carriages, and other assessed
articles—with this proviso, that the increase in his es-
tablishment be made in articles of the same kind.—,
A person, for instance, may, after paying his compo-1
sition-money upon one horse, keep two or morel
without any additional charge of tax; but if to hisl
horses he Ode a carriage, he is still liable to the
carriage-tax. No composition can be entered into
under the Act with any person who has become
chargeable in the present year, by reason of any dif-
ferent or additional establishment set up before the
sth of last April, to a greater amount of duty thtn
has been charged upon him in his last year's assess-1
ment, without including as well the amount of duty'
so charged in the said assessment, as the increased
amount of duty so becoming chargeable by reasdi
of such different or additional establishment.
If a person wish to take advantage of the compo-
sition only for three years in enlarging his establish-,
Inent, he is required to give six months previous no-
tice of his intention to discontinue the same, and
must actually have ceased to keep the same one
calendar month prior to the expiration of the said
period of three years. This is a point which we would
recommend to all compounders to bear in mind,
otherwise they may find themselves unwarily invol-
ved in a very serious expense, greatly exceeding their
means or wishes to pay.
Compositions on dwelling-houses are to cease at
the end of the year of removal, and on other articled
by the death of the party compounding.
The monies to arise by 'virtue of the composition
entered into under this Act, are to be payable at the
same times, in the same proportions, and to the same
persons, as the duties of Assessed Taxes are now
payable. By the said Act too, any person may, by
paying his annual composition in advance, gain the
advantage of a discount of S per cent. per annum,
calculated for the period or periods by which each
respective sum shall be paid sooner than the period
prescribed for the payment thereof. But a moiety
the annual sum payable by the composition entered
into, is to be paid within ten days after the date of
the certificate, of composition ; which composition
cannot be entered into after the 31st of October, 1819.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

IPSWICH RACES—Szcorn DAY.

Wednesday, the following horses started for the Gentleman's
Purse of 50gs:
Major Wilson's eh. h. Trimmer, 4 yrspld -
Mr. James Edwards's cb. e. Pluto, 3 yrs old
Mr. Jones's eh. e. by Soothsayer, ditto

1 0 1
2 0 2
3 3 3

Such a strongly contested race has not for many years been
witnessed upon our ground, particularly the second heat. The
distance, about two miles and a quarter, was performed in little
more than four minutes. The riders of Trimmer and Pluto
kept abreast the greater part of the way, and from Nacton cor-
ner every effort was practiced to urge the speed of the horses.
The second being pronounced a dead one, excited much interest.
Twu horses started for the Sweepstakes, viz. Major Wilson's
f. Shidant, and a bay filly, by Timekeeper, named by H. A.
Crickets, Esq. which was woo by the former. The afternoon
was very fine, and a great number of personsyere present.
On Thursday, for the Town Purse.
Sir C. Bunbnry's ch. c. Comus -
Mr. Jones's ch. c. Soothsayer -
Mr. Turner's b. c. by Timekeeper

I 1
2 '2
3 3

The Ordinaries and Assemblies were but thinly attended. The
performances at the 'Theatre gave entire satisfaction to Very gen-
teel audiences. T. S. Omen, Esq. and Sir WILLIAM Itowi.rv.
Bart. the two County Members, and R. A. Csicsirz and Ww.
Nrwrom, Esqrs. the Representatives of the Borough, were upon
the Course each day ; in compliment to,theni the postilions of
several O:stlemene carriages wore blue favours. HENRY 13s-
RING and DURO, Esqrs. arrived at Ipswich on Tuesday
night. Upon the Race Course, Mr. BARING'S postilions sported
orange favours, and many of his partizans wore a flower of the
same colour In the button-holes of their coats.

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