•VOLUME XXII. • i y ^ T l j U R S D A T , A U 'My-: • N U M B E R m o .

By lhe L o r d Tiidutenarit and Counci l o f ' Ireland,

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H A R D W I C K U. „ . . . . .

H E R ' E A S we h a v e rec'eiVcd information, that, on

.jtakc :pn fidaraj' t l i e i r - V e i K l v w h V q M c p i t t i n p f r o m Ireland, : any iPcrfon Sot Isaving ftsah Paifpdrt a« a io iSf iKI , fave and

• x i e p . the-j j 'erfonj iiiu»Jly,; «niploy ell ' t o , n i v i g a t e f u c h y-slTsJs rc fpgaiye ' lv . ' ' •

• I ""' N H p s y

Htk-an the Night . of W e d n e s d a y t h e 6th o f F e b r u a r y ; . . , / W W ™ l n d . « l i O f f i c i r .

t , b e . w e k ^ h e . - i t m w ' o f w v e f l s - a a t i e i g ^ t o ' c l o c k , | tfMgHm a n d ,11 O f f i c e ^ . C . v d . ^ d . M U . r t r y , a n d ,r AcCo-.y.'iiti-resj. i'ossth-J.t h ; , fii.e,.or; t!;ey Ji; Day pf March-, i s t o j . . '

. . B y His EKcel!ency j 3 C o r n m i h d , ' ' - A . M A R i D F . N .

G O D S ? v e thr K . W O . - - - •

E y th'e bn'rd Lieutenai i t and Counci l o f Ire land, : • ' r 1 A '. I ' U O C L a . M A ' l 2 0 N , . . .' : s v

. • H A R D w r c K E y ' -, ; . : . ' . . ; . - . : . ,

WH F . R E A S l"r an Ac> pa,?'..-;! ir-'if)e 'Ivwenty-'tirll a n d , T,tfe'dp):>lsc.ontl. year «i.an actual .In.valion • * or Rebel i io i i ' m Deti i id ' or' G r e a t ''Britajn^i and :̂ that rip

•Judge .o'r.Juiiic'fS oli i'-esce' fisaiVb'iil-pr try any Pcr ion. or I - c r i o c s charged with being c o n c t r u e d in fuch .Invafion- or. ReiteiTiod w i t h o u t a o Order frai.n.ch'e,Lieutenant,, or L o r d , T-» 2 — ,4 L)^:,.,. o „ f . 1 ^ ) • r '1. M'- ' J • r ' . . . I.. '. nn: i.',: -

,; L A > V I N T F . L L I G E N C K .

: C O t j R T O F C i l A N C E R Y — A t i c . x .

•• ' De Garcia v. Piggot. . T h i s eau^e' respected ' the 'wi l l of A n n e

Fail f a x ^ By which ^certa in p ioperty was left to, file Benedietine M o n k s , 'and B l a c k Niltis ol- Paris'," an'd to certain 'religious' or-dei's-'ii5 (he 'Netherlands, and other places'. T h e question before the C o u r t Wa», i f the effects'fWefe disposed of itl the codicil of the wi l l , if -by the d.efi'cifchcy in', this Codicil,' they were to devolve ;t 'o'the next 'of k in , ; o r to tlie'rcsiduary legatees?

M r . Jf A E L , for the defeiidarit, contended that thefe w ere t w o persons w h o u ere in the situatipff of next of k in , "and one of those" was not'Before the C o u r t ; ahd" that on ac-count ict this rtiaterrill if regularity , i f was

,:i?n possible for th'e' plaintiff to proceed. T h e Lbctrne'd Counsel entered at much length into the interest and rights o'f 't i ie p a r ties.

" ; M r ; « R o w i i L t . y , for !t-he -plaintiff, Said . thatih|?^#.n''ci6n;paiditd.'the. long speech of

*-.;Mrs f t i l i j in i cause.not in the' paper , was a stro-hg proaf'-wf .the' pdiience. and -conde-scerisiph'of- the C o u r t ; '- 'Thel- next of kin

.'could M v e hot hi rig to. do- with the cause, fo i' i ii th is- case "ffi'e re: w e r ii t w b-A t;si4 ua' r y 1 e-g a ' t e e ^ ^ n d al l ' the dfefeh'dants by' their aii-

' s w e i 'ptilrrii't at leaJ-t, t'h'at there is" one resi- . juridical di:ary;'-,'egat'CC. . • '" ' ' '• ' ' "'.. •

V';. ; .Mrj Se ijeant P A I . M E W rejtna rk eel, th at the pl'efirittff, Joseph de '(Sateen, was not the

1 'residuary iiegar'ee;' :John'de Garceii stood" in tha't-c fea r'Sfr: M ^ t y t i i i g i H m ' m '

-qutd dare nut" a'ceipere'; nee. nihil: miinim., ;bmnia omnibus sunt, communis. A not her ' dictum of cquaf importance, Was,that of the Cardinal De T i n re. Nee. quisquam aliquid '' dic'at,. itec presumed;dltquiil tuurn. Not.: even -a pen, :pr_a bodkin, , aut grafhium 'ant a&f

iuld'!1?e. tbelr o.wri property. ; T o these the i :ca(

' " ' '. T H U R S D A Y , . ' ' . A U G . C ,

.Chevalier, de darceri v. Henry Lord-Fauconburgy

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:'•'. - iWctt noticed this case dii Saturday "last . i t n o w before the C o u rt oh exceptions to the. Master's-report. ' T h e first w a s with re-

'- gar.d to-the evidence ; the secotid,. tp the-constfuetic.-i! tin that evidence. Nathanie l P i g g d t , ' oiie of. tlie -pai ties, died singe the co.inm;ebcernenf of the suit' .: ' 'Ir res

D e p u t y and P r i v y ' C o u n c i l bf irelinW'fo'r the Time.beirig",.

1 (. figned by ;S;3t o f th e- fa id P r-i

t h e r e o f ; , . N o w w e the Lord L i e i i t e n J n t and; C o c n c i i do by o i i r l V o ' c l a m a t i c n d e c l r e , T h a t the laid be , and th'p s

R e b e l ; ' in , ; fro..

"Mow ill fuch t h e A d v i c e c.il. ltfi^yy,fp;r^i(i. ,any;Perfoh >»l)6mfpeven'to & p a r t iri-.m-

tlie y^itl of Anne F a i r f a x , dated the 17th of M a r c h , 17S4. '•' T l i e cause Was heard at this C o n it on the r g t h o f June, 1 S o * , in.corise-q t i c n ' c e o f v t h i c l i , t h e r e p o i - t , b n h u r n e r o n s

facts; 'wasreferred to" one of 'the Mas'tefsj. and on the t'6'tfi of last month:, that report \^a*feiven. T h e wi l l , after various devises assigned alf-therest ahd residue 'of tlie: peri,

: sona|! cffects bf the-testatrix to her exeeutois ( ihc defendarits), upon a trust, that t h e y o r the .^u'fvfvpr o'f t'hemy should apply arid dfe-i .ppsepf the'sanre ais she' by .a codici l .'should' direct;v : A'nd for want of such appoihtmentj theij-fo pay and apply in to C h a r l e s Renden and John 'De Garcen, w h o w e r e thus made her • residuary legatees. T h e codicil .was sdbsequeht lyannexed, and contained small, legacies'to the folldwirig persons, or com'-mumties : — i . T o . the Superior of t h e ' B e -nedictihfe M o n k s of t h e ^ o r t h and South - P . A v i h V P . d X n t f t i •'(•«'.,V fclSnSc

of C a r a -ipeuoress of: the,

a c o l . c . T o

p o f e , figned by our C h i e f S e c r e t a r y , or the Un.iler.Secrer 1

ma^ntehance of at Cdtholic Minister , in any trt-lind Without "haying obtained a Pal fpprt . for that'p'.ttr- - ^ l t t i a t i c t n f i e s h o u l d S e l e c t . - ! / " r Q W n - j hv ntiT Chi^f flirr.rirw nr C._.,.J" ' .J- . " ' :.'•'.'- ' ' T1 > ' • '., . ,• : - ; '• ..

r Thpqaesr ion ' on, the .original b i l l w i s , 'ivltethe?-thddle'g'acies'were' Vaji'd • : or wHe-

i f t ' r e s i d u

p r e s e n t

• A n d :w'e" .tioilierdbyf lMfetly' fciimrfiaiid. a l l ' : Comma,Tiers ' pf -sl'J Sfei.'js and. V^lfe ls d^pKrtfrtg^^tf*,

i * . a X that t h t f y . do 1101, Upon any S c i u r u ^ M i S l ^ ^ ^ i ' : a r

stated the.e.yidehce w h i c h had'')been-'.teid be-fore h i m , i n d . f h e c o d i c i f o f the.wi l l . - T h A principal authority on which ihe-report'was-.', founded, was tlie affidavit pf'.Jean B r u r e , D o c t o r ' o f the S'orbonne, and five or six, other'ca'n'npiiical gentlemen. 1 on

T h e Master found there were establish-ments of the kind mentioned in the w i l l ; that theie were superiors to these institu-tions ; and he not only points put their situ-ation,. but their, duties. . H e gives the. amount of. the w h o l e estate .«t . 15 ,217! . of which 10,4781, .is intrmortagfe, a n d i , ' 6 5 o l . the estimate of a house belonging to the tes-tatrix in G i o s v e n o r street. H e finds that z o o o l . had. been, laid out upon securities, and that he states -tfcic interest accruing u p -o n it* . . . .

Mi-. ROMIVII LY argued^ that the Master , instead, of stating the existefiie of thesfe ^re-ligious societies, ought to have found in his report,: that-they, had been abrogated and destroyed.. T h e plaintiff was a foreigner, it was t r u e ; but. h e - w a s a resident in-this country, paying at least a temporary ailegi -ance to.the Sovere ign, .and he. w'as as niuch entitled to the proteetion of-the laws of this countfvais any othe'rindiyidoai^ T h e . p l a i n -

• t i f f was the-.neatest. relation, /aricttherobject of the peculiar f a v o u r of the testatrix. It was.- ve iy extraordinary, t-hkt -the f a s t e r , : instead of, seeking professionil assistance for the construction, of foreign laws, iiad. 'taken

^ the opinion ot clerical persons, w h o w o u l d be supposed to be w h o l l y unacquainted with

subjects . unconnected wi th the C a n o n . T a w . T h e Le'arnecf C o u n s e l was fortunately provided with ilje 'opinions.-.of; Francois d e . T u r n o t ^ a Counsel lor of ihe Parl iament of Paris, born aif-Rouen, of the age of 41 years,. T h e geiit l^ftin deposes to tlie former existence of the Orders distin-guished in.t he. w i i l , but.asserts,. 'that, on the 13th ot r e p r u n r y , i y g o j w e r e sup- , pressed. H e does not content himself with g iv ing his opinion, but c i tes&ivauthprit ies . H e says.y that N o . 45 of t\\&Monticur gives the'ciecrees of the National. .Assembly, which with respect to these orders,- ^eclarent, stint it

.dsmeurent antiuillisen France. ; H e says, that before the dissolution of t hese establishments, a' superior was only a.temporary c h i e f ; that

'he was removablc.at pleasures, that in-law, if a male', he was o n l y a monk ; if a female, she Was only a . h u h , ; ..and that, male o r t e male, they topic only for the benefit of the iflttitution to which; they hjefonged.-r-'^aic-qitid^cquirh mpnachus, ad m^ndstriu-iit acqui ritur,. Thera-r iet of the P^ar&ajnent .of Pij.on.' declares legacies to be void, t|i'e application of w h i c h was not spccif icaily stated.. Rel igious persons,, were considered, .with respect to property, asj:ulpritsidpoine|)'-to d e a t h t h e y cpuld-receive 110 legacies. . ; .|^mbngthe a-u-:

thori tes quoted by the L e a r n e d Pjofesstir we.re,.. the Edict 0 ^ . 1 7 4 9 ; respecririg^persdns i;n;mprttDain; the. Dictionaiiie du dr.oit Cano-'irique, K;vol. 1 8 6 ' ; 2 - y b l . '$,7.6. • A- monk-, as soon as he has made p r o f e s i o n y -is dead,,-quoad civilia'j h e cannotpbssess property a l f h ^ acguirgs is foritlie benefit pf^t-he - fedi-i-Vejnt., T h e same ptiricip"le|s recpgnised in Denizar's Collection, de • Jitrisptaqerm, title Mor( Chile,, .where the• principal..-itfue'stior^ on c ivi l deatth are stated., i f o these he. adds,-

.'Lpix.Ecrfsiastiquesfc la Traces, fat Flouts de Heriquph. T h e affida vit o l Monsier Samuel Cpssavt VFa8, another lespcietable' sou ice by vrhich the Master had nof fbicrt assist^;! in his decision.. H e deposes,]that' by> ;the d e -cree of the National . Assembly , these reli -gipus persons vpejri depi i Ved of their t a n k as the l e g u l a r c lergy ; - t^ey ^rere t h r o w n info the mass of s e c u l a t i ^ , and (hat they n o . longer : existed as ;a ' canonical •insti-tution. T h e • L e a r n e d Cpunsel :;ci^d froni a ' M S . - . • i n ; . • t ^ u c p l l e c u o R " ^ . ^ • ^ ^ l I e i ; ^ t ^ . h : . M u -

seurn'j ^i th 'yrhich 6ne of 'the l ibrariahs' j

J-earned Counsel added, the 'decrees of the •' :

t'- (.hjunci; of I'rer.t, ;ind the Codex Monasiicum.,'-, .' all of. w h i c h were-arranged on. the .floor o f :

' the Court . . M r . . R O M I E L Y Was i g r e a t l y " astonished, that.such an ecclesiastical f.^ta-:.' blish menp was statecf as thar-ofvthe;nottll and I • south prov.itice.pf England,_ R e had heard ••'•

. 'of the p i p v i n e e b f ' Y o i k and of Canrerbur.y.; . ; but with this ecclesiastical geography, he was-w h o l l y unacquainted, and it-so lii-uch res.em-.'. -bled the institution of a Catholic, h ierarchy/ i that.he could Hot. wonder at tlie indignation against the 'Papal p o w e r among, the, .loWci" orders, a l though he disapproved ..pf i t . — I t was not to be supposed,;.that the . Leg'tsla. ture could have, l a t e l y acted from rbe sentiment to which, lie had just a d v e n e d j ' but although thej l iberal mind .would .give .' every possible.-indulgence to the dicrgfos.; of conscience, ydt it was neither .'dis'ci'eet; n o t " . decent, that a xepo'it recognizing t h i s , . c i -noi)ical di vision of.,Ljie kingdoin. should .be 1

admitted on the f i les ' o f rhe Co,art-.. Aft

. ; , f j * W E D N E S D A Y ' S M A I L .

LQN&QN, H'EtiNBSDAfi AUG: 7".

T h e Gazette.'of, last night has published a _ Short dispatch Train' S i r . R . CALDF.K , cbr-

jrecting a mistake in his former dispatch, i l l •VVHTCLI ihe name of Rear A d i n . . S T I RL'I-NG : had been.neglected tb be inserted in his pub- !

. lie-thanks. , ,, .'-, -"' . •• - ' ' !

' W e 'certainly Expected to JiaV? had befoie ! . n o r a cucurestantUl account bf the action

qf the Z2&, including a list of the officers ; w h o wereki l led or wounded. Undoubtedly j S ir R . CALXIER'S first dispatch requires, apd w c have rto dnubt wi l t receive from | h i m , elucidation 4 n d 'ex plana tion' upon se -veiitl points.\ H e , d o e s not 'af foic i us any ex-act information hoWthe.wind' w'as, noi in TS'KlTr A.ri fh.-l rintlti. , ..,,!•.„,.'' „ . Vi'.'ii n-.

: g | & i t e | t a c u v i i y - a n d t h e t r o o p s , o n l y w a i t

t o r s h e o r d e r s . o f t h e E m P E R t t R - ; ' ' ...

V L E K K I ; J V LY- > 0 , '

in T h e disturbance*which; hfOf^hrofen diit-'; this city ha*(Bgi'V'tf.n' occasion.;-,to -the ..f$l-;i

lowing publication of a K o J & S f e c t j ' V w ^ ^

H i s M A | E s - i f f , w H o c| uri ng ihe w hoj-e course of lii.s;r,eign,. has )e^l.v,ed T19.IT1 his"' good A d fditijfril subjects and frihabit.tnts.of the Capita 1 , the mo-t freq:Uent;ahd most sin :

eert^ ptQbfs-of attachment to Ins person, -of attention to order and obedience to the LawS* must have ,been very, deeply concern ed '̂ by the- news of ' th-s .di^tujbanc.es that '

what d:i:irctio!i the- enciuy w e r e , at the com tnencerarent o f the action. . H e does' indeed state, that at the close of t h e action they were to: windward. S ir R O B E R T is alVo silent w i t h •respect. 10. the distance at w h i c h he commenced the! action. W e notice this omission because front the smaliness pf tlie n u m b e r of k i l led and wbu'ndfed1 iri a h aci-ion o f .four h o u i s , it may be supposcd by some, that he entered upSti action at no .inconsider-able; distance.- Nei ther is it stated-whether th'e whole of the French force or w hat part of it was e n g a g e d : : whether the Spaniards, from being woi»e saileis than the F i e n c h j fell astern, and w e r e forced to bear thc brunt ot the -action, w hilst tiie F rench were

i r y i n g t o m a k e o f f with all sails/set.. T h e Spanish are k n o w n to carry' on an 'action clumsily thtmgh codi jageousiy—they do not fight well;in point;of science, but they take a beating, w/ell—'they have v a l o u r but no s k i l l . — T h e r e ; is another point too upon - w h u h Sir R O B E R T ' S fosc letter is s i lent—he does' no: red us w h y it was necessary to .brrngrto, to c o v e r the captured s h i p s — o r '

/ w h y , as they'were so disable,!, he did not ' send h i s frigates, or at .'least 'the*"Vtinisor Castle, the roost disabled of his ships, and

" .a frigaie, to take: possession of them, whilst iie, w j l f l t h e rest of his squadron continued the action r H e does not explain too w h y he could not pursue the/French ;after the action, and put h is ' s'quddl-oh' to ' r ights , as he was pu-rshirig- t h e m — f o r he would then, it is. imagined, have Been.in no worse; situation t h an the enemy, w h o tn u st t hems el ves h a v e been reduced to the necessity of putting their ships* to-fights whilst t h e y v. ere cm ployed in 1 tinning a w a y , ' ' U p o n a l i these points ex plahation is wanted; and we n list and be-l ieve Sir R O B E K T can give us the most satis-factory explanat ion.—Courier ,

•Ho intell igence has been received at the A d m i r a l t y this morning', and we are-yet i g .

-nofant whether L o r d N E L S O N has or has not arrived dfF Cape St. Vincent . We are equally ignoiant of the real course lhe C o m -bined Fleets ' h a v e steered ; it is generally believed, h o w e v e r , they are gone to, the southward]f—lb, ' '

broke out yesterday i n d to clay in the out-sknts of tins City Hi's M A J E S T Y h o w -e v e r , is

W e received this morning Paris Papers to the 2 & h ult. T h e y do not bring any intel-ligence of m u c h i m p o r a n c e . . ' l ire f o l l o w -ing articles, h o w e v e r , aie not without i.oie-resr.- U p o n having been so long without intelligence o f 3ue .Combined Squadrons, tb&Monileurof the . f7 t . l 1 u l t . m a k e s t h e f o l -

lowing.remark/as a preface to some extracts f rom i l ie .English Papers-:

u ' ; - . ' . r ' A > r:-s>. J v v ? 2 7 . ..

V> e have recei ved- news from- England of the 16th July . T h e English appear asto-nished a s not haying received any news of the C o m b i n e d S q u a d r o n . — T h e y n-iil be a

;.: long time yet without any / — a n d : w hen th ty do-. recei ve it, it is probable they u>illhe much sur-

Y e t the 'English' Papers io.the 16th , must-h a v e furnished the Moniteur';with the intel-l igence of ; the French h a v i n g ' run a w a y from thc West Indies, iind from - L o i d N E L S O N ; au event, at which p e j h a p s , they 'were not surprised. ' F i v e day?, h o w -ever-,' .before- - the ; date , of this Moniteur,' w h i c h is So sure, that w e s h a l l be long -with out news, add b e much . asrbn'iWfcl .-....

inclined tcre'nieVtaih;t;h;e'consofa'tpi'y belief that these disorders ha !ve only been ' occasioned by'a lew desperate persons, w h o were s o o n ' f o l l o w e d - by a number of igno-rant and l.rjy feH'pvy's, under the influence. :

of infoSic-ati'oni • In this supposition, Hi's , M A J E S T Y confuiend'y expects . that the faithful subjects and inJfabitahts of the C a -pital Will u.-iite together for the roainteiiahce of the public tranquility, and that by a prompt and punctual .db.edi'enc.e to all orders issued to chat e f f e a h y the C i v i l and M i l i t a r y ' Authorit ies, they wil l check the progress of these dangerous disturbances. B y 'the e x - . press command of l i i s ' M A J E S T Y , it is ' therefore ordered as fr^fows : —

,r. A) i w o r k m e n ; j o u r n e y m e n / & c . v &c! shall forthwith return to their respective !abo,.u-r,

2. Patents,-, masters; tnanufacturers, & c . s (PI 11 be; responsible for-the- disobedience- of their children, and servants to the said order, and shall be bound to make a declaration before the Pol ice of those w h o shall not • h a v e returned to their-work after ; the public is certairfof the-present Decree . - -3, E v e r y , mob-, - c r o w d , &c. shal l 'be

dispersed by the mil i tary, w h o are a u t h o . i-ised at the .same,tim:eto fire.on all a e k i h g s of the;peo.pIe w h o shall not -seper-are after the publication of the present.

4. A l l those w h o shal l be apprehended as forming a part of these mobs, or r ing lea-ders, if, such shall Re tried by the l a w s c o n -tained in the 8th C a s e of the C r i m i n a l C o d e , and e v e n ; as circumstances m a y reduire ' m a y . b e tried by M a r t i a l , L a w . -- '

(S igned) . S U M - M A R A W ,

President of t h e ' P o l i c e : '

T , ,. ; f 4 •J bf disturhances of- t h e 6th an.; >;th f t ,]y

hayc made a great impression here. T h e Government is obliged fo take - the' greatest precaution to restore t r a n q u i l i t y a n d to keep down the seditious* F o u r regiments' are to reinforce the: garr i son; t w o are al-ready arr ived . . T h e - D r a w bridges are-cfearingj and the means "laken to increase the.power of-repel l ing attack. T h e sub'-uib*arte still occupifd -by the troops, and each inn has a g.tj$rd. T h b c a v a h - y k e e p up ihe communication With the- infant iy , and :

ttveive officers of rhe Etat M a j o r inspect the different posts frequently. Since W e d n e s -day last.there ha$b.een a Commission sitting :

suggest the. means of putting an end to 00r -disquieting. ' . s i tuat ion-Several persons of all ages have been taken u p — T h e Pol ice d.isplay an activity, which they ought to h a v e put in practice io.oner. It is supposed th'at several persons taken up-wiM be hanged' and pthars-;punished w i t h more or less se-verity, . .

the dpiiildtj that tlie- BVest fleet is about to put - tlp'sea.

A n order, \ce understand, : was.sent to all the out-portsi some days a g o , instructing our cruizers to detain a l l ' A m e r i c a n vessels which have ou board property not-the pro-

" duce of the United States. T h i s order has tjeen./alr.eady acted upon, and several; Ships' have been stopped. T h e American 'Coti -

-sul,. it is Tepbrfed, applied to Govt:rnmeni ' yestdiday for art explanation ; but We are

' not acquainted with the answer he received.

; It has been ascertained, that the A m e r i c a n ships have for a iength of time, been- in the

;practice of going to the Isle of France, and the French -ports.,in thtei Wes/Jndi'es,: to bring : away- produce, w h i c h . they finally carried, into F r e n c h or Diitfrh Dbr;s.—Theirsi-siial '

Finisier re.

Steaks expericn.£ed.a depression yesterday towards the-close of the M a r k e t . — T h i s d e l -p-ression was imputed by some to a belief o f a (. ont.inenial, war l>e:ng about to -take-place im inedisfply - w,hich behfef was strertgihened by nie.increase which -has taken place in the p i ' c e of 5 1 I v e n - B y .others the depression''' w a s attributed fo a rumour-that orders had been ;sent to -the, E.ast i lndia -ships at F a U cnouth^to put themselves in such a situation' as to af foid the best possible assistance rd His'

M A J e s ; r Y ill case of .emergen'cy. • 1 T h e . p Q ^ n s s q u a d r o n h a s h e e n reinforced

by t l i ^ f w ^ - G ^ R u l s h d m

.of ,battle,ships. ' . - N o dou^t n o w remains respecting the fate'

'• | | S ^ I S i f - ^ P / ' ' ^ ^ f e g i b o o l Of phe

into F r e n c h or D u t c h p o n s . — ' T h e n * usual custom was to touch at an American p o i t , ih order to gi ve the cargoes the appearance of be ing A m e r i c a n property ; but it is very Well k n o w n that . such cargoes were never landed. It is in consequence of these pro-

: cee'dings, that the orders a b o v e - mentioned . have been issued.

Recent intelligence from the W e s t Indies slates, that w h e n the C o m b i n e d Fleets sailed f r o m ' M a r t i n i q u e , their.'orders were to ren-dezvous o f f B a r b a d o e s ; w h i c h island, it

' is supposed theymeant ' to, attack,; but iearn-i;ng by an American that L o r d -NELSON

. was near upon them, tb,ey immediately pro-ceeded for E u r o p e .

A letter f rom the. H a g u e , . o f . July 2 3 , s a y s — " 1 It has;been suddeniy.determined to fit out an Expedstioii at Helvoets luys. T h e two ships of the line, there,- fhe Chatham, o f

and the Pieter Paidtis, of 64, are accordingly to b ? got ready f o i sea as-speedi-ly as possible, for which' piitpoee .600 s.hip-Carpenters are ordered to go from Amsterdam and .'Rotterdam to Helvoets luys , where they w i l l w'odc night and d a y . T r a n s p o r t s are-also'to be, fitted out,at , the, same time in the ot h e r 'po its' o f ' th e M a esc, to take on board tjhe troops w h i c h urfU.be embarked for- this expedition, and w h i c h are estimated to-"

. amount to about 6000 men. T h e expedi-t i o n WI IF take out .pro visions for,six months, from which circumstance it is supposed to h i destined f o r tlie East Indies. T h e . F r e n c h C o m m i s s a r y of the M a r i n e , M . G O H I E R , IS arrived here on account of these prepara-tions. T h e naval preparations in the. T e x e l

4il;ewise still, ' continue; -and -it, is bel ieved that', the squadron there, wi 11. act in conjunc-tion with the flotilla f t o m B o u l o g n e . The. greater part of the t r o o p s , h o w e v e r , that were intended for the expedition f r o m the T e x e l , wi l l n o w g o t o Helvoetsluys. E v e n

/on the approaching p r a y e r - d a y the w o r k -men at Helvoets luys wil l w o r k from -eight in the morning till sik in the evening , - to ex pedite the fitting o u t , o f the, ships. T h e n u m b e r of English ships o f - W a r cruising at the entrance of the T e x e l , and before . H e l -voetsluys, has lately been . considerably in-creased. T h e P E N S 1 OKARV has returned

L O R D N E L S O N .

Dispatches were this morning received f rom L o r d N E L S O N — h e arrived at the tnouijh of-the Streight?, and put into T e t u a n B a y , Where he ascertained that the Frencitt had not got through the Streights, and where .he took on board water and other,necessaries. •He then -stood to ihe horth'WariJ,' and- as the C o mbincd Squadronsar6. gone to the s'outfi-w a i d , tho' they may have separated, great hopes, are entertained that he,' wi l l f a l l - i n with one or both their divisions, particularly that division of f ive sail of the line, w h i c h We have mentioned already as having been Seen by the- Moucheron. T h e y were seed very little -to. the, southward of- Cape Finis-terre^ and.not far/from the, place' where the action of the. 2nd took place. : ' ,,

fyom the j o u r n e y he made to. the c a m p at Zeist .- T w o Batavtah frigfites .and t w o

_, .' ; : , " r A K t ^ a JV&Y'2,6.

_ T h e E M P E R O R held/ yesterday a 'Cabinet C o u P d . H e p i e s t d e d t o d a y at a C o u n c i l of State,_ w i n c h met at St. Clopcl at ten in uie morning.* ' • • 1 ,.; • •

From- Berlin:, W.e learW

" h f , * ' A m b a s s a d o r , a .diplomatic N o t e , ful l ^ f ; t te . : most f r i e n d l y expressions to-

t h e - B t h p e r o r o f ; the' F r e n c h , and most nattering to his A m b a s s a d o r . -'

, T l » e y WHte f i o n i E t a i e s under - dare o f

R v e r ^ h t n g here is in the

at

• that-,the fiigaterwhicfi w a s s e n u o " c o n v o y hTo Mart inique had returned to the C'drt.bihed

' h-ayinsiibu-rnt V h h ^ ^ f e ^ ' . ^ E .tiw '• tqj iadroi) , h a - v i n g . b u r n t t h e w h o l e ' o f the prizes qn, the ap.j^anaihce^f t w b ' B r i f l i h 'frii'

I she supposed, to' be part of L o r d • N E L S O N ' S squadron. . ' •

T h e f ^ a H w H K h ^ d ' been appointed to convbylthe-East India fleet

dered m join f h e - C h a n n e l ^ e , immediate ly . :

" i h e J n d t a ^ i h a w been directed to x L -

, I rench brigs , , have been g o t in readiness to sail.at Helvoets luys . Expresses pass almost daily between Amsterdam, , the H a g u e , and Helvoetsluys. , ' ' M a n y military equipages and artillery, horses from H a n o v e r , have

. passed t h a o u g h Brussels , on their way to L i s l e . " . T h e six squadrons of F r e n c h carabiniers

.at N a n c y , in cbnsequence of orders received

: by an E x t r a o r d i n a r y C o u r i e r from the, M i -i?ister at W a r , h a v e broken u-p, with all pos-sible dispatch for C a m b r a y . Th,e Cuirassiers

: at M e n t z hay e received similar orders.

A neutral vessel arrived vesterday in the River from Rottsrda®, v.-hich she left o n -2d instant. No embargo had t'hen.:aken'plaa»

-but orders to that effect wet 'e -hour ly 'expec i -ecl t d be issued. V T h e i c p o r t w hich'had p, e -vlovisIy„ been received,:of'a-g.eneral em bargrf throughout,the. p o n s of Hojj-itfjd, took its rise from the.impressing .of all vessels, ca-pable of convey ing troops, -into the service ' of Government . A s vessels of that q'ua-

i i t . y w e f e prevented from sailing, :he mistake of c o n v % i n g , a partial le.vtrictiori into a, ge-neral e m b a r g o , isr easily •accounted for.

Wre are confidently, assured^ that several ships in the Te 'xe l have actually taken troops on board, and;tljat an expedition v,||} be i m - • mediately :sent out, brit for w-hat destination -is not certain, though it is gerierally suppos-•ed to be intended.: for a.descent on these

"Shores, .

; Admiral D E W I N T E R is repr^seh'ted as • h a v i n g under his command eight sai'l o f tlie line, together with several frigates, and ' a number ot large transports, on board of which are embarked above 20,030 m e n . —

' Another, naval expedition is ready ti>-from Helvoets luys with 6,000 tvdops.-'^'nd ' provisions for six montiis.-;. T h e Dutch troops, as we h a v e before mentioned, are extremely .(iisaffected, and their allies, w.ho are -aware of ir, do not hesitate; to say, that they . wil i k c C p ' a watchfu l eye upon,them.. It has been pub-licly notified, that n o .passports w'il-i b-e

granted to persons of a n y country, or de-scription, w h o sail directly to E n g l a n d . - - . T h o s e , h o w e v e r , w h o can satisfy the French rulers as to their civism, or w h o are f o m i - -n a ' e enough to establish an interest with them, w i l l , on a proper expedition,-be a l -lowed to sail for E m b d e n .

It is rumoured that thc D u t c h fleet w i l l endeavour to put to sea this day or ro-mor-row ; and that General MA RKON-T has a'r- ' r ived at the H e l d e r to take the Command of the troops. T h e military- embarking a r H e l v o e t , are under thc orders of General-S E B A S T I A N 1 . -

.,1ONDOX THtmSBAT\ AUG. S .

A L i sbon M a i l arr ived {his moi n i n g : but it has ,not brought afiy f u i t h e r intelligence of the C o m tuned St^uadibns—t'heie is -some

.•reason, w e understand, to believe that'they may have d i v i d e d . — T h e Letters by'the M a l l wrl! ndt-bedelive'red r i l l t o - m o i r o w .

: -.hdme.uiard-bound fleet, w h i c h had. put f o s e a , j e t u r h e d to port upon

' hear ing of the Cothbitwd ileets b e i n g : o f f the Coast . . ' ' " "•' . " T h i;'Moudicfon, /whiclV 'is /arrived at

P l y m o u t h , spoke, o f f the Land 's E n d , a rortUguese b u g , w h i c h fofoimed her , that she. saw five ^ a i l ; o f F r e n c h i i n e ^ f battfe ships and a fr igate , cruising to intercept the h o m e w a r d - b o u n d Q p p r t o feet; h u t , as w e have: a;Iready said, it h a d T e t u f n e d to port.

bined,,Fleets h a y i n g , g6ne-, into Co.rumra,: arose froto a False account g i v e n , t o A d m i r a l C O R N w ALL i s , , w h e n cruiz ing in quest of th'fem, by a n A m e r i c a n , t he.,names of the

C a p t . MA U R I C E , w h o com msnded the Diamond R o c k , and defended it most gal-lantly against the.Combined Fleets,'is anive.rl at L i v e r p o o l . H e - left Barbadoes on the-30th of June, after having been' most h o - . nouiably acquitted by a C o u r t M a n i a i , (',,,-the sui lendei of the R o c k . O n the d o e o f the Court Mart ial , the President expressed himself happy, that it fell to his lot to rctmn him his s w o r d w h i c h ' h a d been sb honou i a -biy d r a w n in the cause of his c'oun'h'y, and-made no doubt when liis sei vice was' 'again called on, .his, conduct would 1 be equal ly ' c o n s p i c u o u s . — H e then addressed -the- ships-company, and commended their conduct .in the highest terms of approbation for P a l l a n -fry and disc ipl ine. ' -

T h e dispatches from A d m . C O C H R A N E state, w e are informed, t h a t a i l - a p p r e h e n -sions. with respect to any attempts of the ene-m y in that quarter have v a n i s h e d ; but i f was for some time believed'that t h r o m b i n - ' ec| squadrons Were attempting to e|dde L o r d ! N E L S O N ' S vigi lance and to return-to M a n i -

requisition to furnish large quaMiti.esof biV. ' c-uit by a gi ven time. . -' - ' ' : ,: ' , ; , -

A c c o i d j n g ro the late T r e a t y P f - P e a c e between the United Ststes and the D e y o f i u p o n , all the A m e n c s n O f f c e i s i A s l a v e i y ,

are to be liberated for the sum of 60,000 piasters ; , a n d it is understood; that no fur-= ;

Uier retribution is to be pa id by the' United ' otates. -..,

' A letter from V i e n n a of the 1 7 t h ult. says — r i a n q t i i l l i t y ^ completely res tored .— T w e l v e or fourteen bakers,- w h o had baked

l ight o r bad bread, h a v e b'ee'n comtaitted ' to p r i s o n , " - . , . . ' •

M . B I C N O N , the F r e n c h Minister a y t a s s e l , - has, officially announced, thai h e w o u l d quit that C o u r t , if . M r . T A Y L O R , ' tbe Engl ish Minis ter , should be again-c e r m l , t h e r e . .. r . - ;-•; -,

it

m

s a n g "

'ii£2 %•.

C A P f & R Z ojthe DIAMOND ROCK.

,( F R E N! # . > ! ' . , . *«NV LoviH NF.T.SOK . anc! t h e i r make for C a d i z w o r n the robe ot Magistracy in that -paTt ot the united kingdom, therefore it could, "be

'de-"Camp'to the; Captain-Gpn.. V i LLA R E T J O V E USE', o f that most brilliant atchieve-

"feient the capruie of{ the Diamond R p c k : ' ' f h e report says,'.that Capt'. B O Y E R erhr b a r k e d on the 9th Prair ial , 26,0 -t/foopsy •aiid was convoyed by !two .744, a;frigate, , and a b r i g . — O n the 11 th he divided them into , t w o ' divisions—betvveen. nine ,'aiid feil-to'elo'ck he effected a landing, much sooner than he expected,- under "a: -/most h e a v y fire •from the 1'iiglish, from the heights .of the Vbck, tl.w.lower part having-been abandon-ied-T -''-isffe scaling .of .the rock seemed per-fect ly e a s y and I made m y . dispositions ac-cordingly . . B u t the moment we.had landed i h i s ii/lirsion ceased- 'J saw nothing but im-

.' ^re'nse precipices,, perpendicular 'rocks, a '-sFij-eatenihg en'eniy, whom"it, w i s impossible i f reach, -r»;.ntf ihsur'mo.u nxa'blc 'difficult,ies-on

. ali iide'ii. Q'tir'tr00pa's ufie'r.ed severely, from 4 galling volley of musquetry, large f r a g -ments of the rock , cannon' ball , and' casks

led with stoiri.es, which they poured1 upon i;s. ' ' i 'hey were'e.iit'reiiched jn a 'number of cavities, W h i c h nature had formed at diffe-rent : iVightsj . 'which it was ' impossible , to reach but' by l a d d e r s ' 4 0 f e e t high'. T h e sreinendoiis; fire of the: enemy' h a d obliged the-boats to. retreat; and tlie'ships had drift-ed.int'othe offing, .and we remained without support Or provisions'.;..' we" had no reap pre e but tb -retreat into two, - cavities in the rock; between w h i c h the. English succeeded in

' . B-iircavern,"it occitrred to me .that it coulc! b e seated.-'-'-, l /seat -accordingly for .scaling ladders , anddesired a Captain and Lie li-te-riair.', and 6:-.vgrenadiers t/a'prepara for the attempt in the morning-. .'My infehtioH to s a t n m . i s (he-garrison was of course -relin-quished, aiid-.tiiyplan being fotmed, I or-ae:-;•'

. It'w-fts" no'w all over- with the D i a m o n d , and., ^ e ' s h o u l d h a v e hiid possession of it in a f e w .hours,- ,when L A g - I N E arr ived wi th ai

©tit- , ^ „ „ „ . . ,

Kt'.on grey ented'us from .seeing.. /, T h e firing , . 1 mm?dlately ceased — a n i c l e s yf capitulation '.

^eifi-.ag-r«;e,d: :upo.ar—andvat: s.un rise on the ; j 4 t h Capt . M A U R I C E descended With his

f gsa nson, : agi-eeablc to the artjek-s, filed o f f ' in front'of our troops, and laid. 'down their f^'ms awl c o l o u i s . — T h e nnmber of eflx'C-ttvr- m e n a m o u n t e d to- 1 0 7 . — W e : h a d

"• f i l l e d a n d ' ^ o t i n d e d . "

i'-at|d the . Aul ic^Counsci lor . . As.-to any thifjg #4rt fer ^hls, ci ro.u ciisianpe wil l ijavfe-Sw .mq^favpurable cvflectv,as it > w i l l ihake- JVL •»jt> P t sensible' Of (theMte^nii iii rw-h'ich he--, is held ,by.'.men of. enlightened--minds, W-I^lst' at;£h e same, tiroe it w|110^irntsesihe firm deterniinaiioii of Government-not to- a l low an^ ?i 11 f rin gement. of.- the;. b w i bl > n atio 03

. thtf person Citszeti's^ and c o n -

sta/rdy i;o enforce the right, of; m a i i a t i o n .

' ''^itmiiMmmiMi'-:''•

ioxD.aNiM&X&JVo. 9.

J ^ o r i a K ELSON, anc! t^e^F 'make for C a d i z the Sfjreights. B u t l ^ e y ,wi l l find, ,it no

easy taskto.deceive the vigilance o f h i s .Lord-ship, w h o has been so-accurately jnformcd 9,f all their rnovements .^CoawVr.

i g o f t r u c e , t h e - g a r r i s o n h a v i n g ' t l u o w n '

i t a s i g n a l f o r ' c a p i t u l a t i o n , W h i c h o u r s i t u -

'Courier- Office^ Qne 0'Clock. \

• V / e Have'just"i ecei vc-d Par is Puptrs to th^ j 1 it ult. T i i e faHojWfogr^ an e x t t a r t : M ,

! ' P A R J t S J " ' j i L Y 2.0, 1

In reprisal for the d i ten tion of M . OK'. P F T ' O N 1 ' ! . Y e f j i c e ; • •;that--.thro-ugh '-the- intCFveiition '-o

, v l ' h e c p a v o y . d n d s r ; t f ie . $elli$ueyx., for

i h i h a — - - t h e / t r o o p s ,unde :r S i r ; 35.. /BA/ I R B , foi the Mediten;aneahr~and- the 'West India po^v-oy s t ' B p i t h e a d — w i l l sail together, u n -f } ^ a d e u c h e d Squadron frota the Channel FJiaijt, to.a Wttain latitude.

'Mijiti ; r-ratjaawJ. -:';• - .'i

£ he hope of a .'second action with -r.ljc. " cm uincJ fleets, vvhit,h' si nee.,the.resumption

pf-the. blockade ot ^ . r r o l ' a n d .ofRpchefo'yt, ' h?d.become fair.t, has revived upon iniej l i-

g'pnge/h'aying^been received of the .arrival of p f t tiie cpast.of'Spain.—,S.po\e

•d#h ago w e expressed,.a strong belief that his. Lordship4 would reach, the coast of ^pain o i the 8ih 01 the -zoi i i .—On-i l ie 19th ult,, he-, made Gibral tar B a y , and immediately :"ltet.ch.ed o y e r tq-Tetrian B a y , on the :_Afri«! can si:ore, ,wiferelie, anchored on the 22,di aiid took oti boai:£l,,w,at.er and .other ,'nec^ssa^ ijes of ' vvhieh l^e-stopd iq .great, need.; O n tW/ifith he left the B a y , and, h a v i n g as-«,riainc(.| that:the E n e m y , had not .got into tfie Mediterranean, stood out of the ; Straits hJrn.H'll:, with, fhe.intention of proceeding.tp the N o r t b w a i d V ' j n search o! the C o m b i n e d '^qundrons.. . W e d o not !think we. are by -any means encouraging, too sangui-lfc ail exp.ectaticin, w h e n .we. say, that- ;w.e think the Publ ic .ipay exgect to hear,-.soon. sf . another .action, inuch . hi'ore decisive,. than the former . It is, true that w.e h a v e rtp certain accounts of t h e ' c o u r s e - w h i c h the. Combined .Sqp^dronyha.y.e stcere^—? T h e action, .with S i r . R . CA L.BER fopk.pl ace o.n th.e 221I, the day L d . N E L S O N , a n c h o r e d % 1 eitian Ba.y,, O n .the z6 ih , -:fhe .day; he l '̂ft' the.'^ay, : ' !9'ar.^Ql'd|i/^'P\yish to d o a n y

thing'(vhich'rtright'brtng^tiie :Iairs .ipt'o' c6n -tempt. , T h e , I r i s h , he-admitted/, possessed a wai'mth of temper B^tial io their b r a v e r y ; and his client, under 'the se'nsd ,of w h a t . he conceived to b e a n in jury , 'had written per-haps in the spirit of his country, but no? with the 'v iews stated by his learned fr iend. In regard to the after publication o f his let-ters iri die provincial j o u r n a l , the purpose was expressly stated s it. was to rectify a \,t rjr erroneous account which had appeared in the L o n d o n papers, arid was liot done with, that malicious intent K:hich vcpiLstif/uted. the publication o l a-libc-i.. l i e ' r e m i n d e d the j u r y , that by t)se_ efforts of a n illusir.fous Senator,-' whose- comprehensive d/ind 'em-bi.aced"'the principles'of jorispr't/dence with accuracy.that gave/his opinions the stamp of the first-legal authority; th'ey were .declared-" to be-the j u d g e s of the la w and the fact of this point of the case'; it'rested with them to say whether the publ-ic-aiibn'ofthe letters' was directed b/v such a disposition as"conMtitntcd a malicious libc-k-

M i " . ' B A R ' O ' N G R A H / . F T J - in s u m m i n g up,, declared,-,tbat he had'alVvayb-co-nsideied the iaw-of ' libels to-be-as staled by : the D e -claratory A c t , and that he Wished for ny greater p o w e r than that act g a v e - h i m . ' — U n d e r it he v/as not only authorised, but required, to state -his-opinion 'of: the cas'e.j and 'suciva. Jury.as-he had to address yfoqld give it i h e weight w h i c h from his station-he

. merited'. Fiis L o r d s h i p professed that h e cotild-see n'othing-in -the conduct of lire . M a -gistrate which called for the animbd'Vei.sioh thedefendaht-'had bestowed on him.- 'It w a s true that M r . Batt-Cbuid ;hot. be injiiiied' by it,' because the transactions had passed'whei e his character was too well-krlOwri and'- ies-pected for any attack'on- hire to have tha: effect. Indeed, - that "gentleman' had the ad;-' vantage of a well spent lile,- from which hW w o u l d have been at h o m e :in any. part of th'e. .

k ingdom. But-it-was not therefore to'be 'iri-ferred that surh men might- be assailed with impunity. - O n the contrary, the p u b l i c ' w z s

.•peculiarly interested in their protection."

. T h e j u r y , which was speci.il, recuriied the following yei'dict :.—'" "VVe find the de-fendant Not--Guilty of ende'avoiiring to p r o -v o k e M r . B:»tt. toa ch'alien'ge ; but we find him Guilty of wi iting and publishing a L i b e l on hiirn ss a Magi'straie." ' •-

T i r e Court observed/ . 'That is/i Guilty oh the fourth count.

A S S I Z E I N t C L L I G F ' N / C B .

i >«SHS*T— • S A L 1.3 B P E 'Y.

' T h e business of Wilts Assizes begad yesterday se'nnight before . M r , justice' i i E B L A N C a n d M r , B a r o n G R A H - A M , t h e F O R -tnef o f w h o m pres.ia^d at- t h c C r o vv n B a r ,

and the./lattv at N i s i . P i i u s . ; ., ' T l i e cause which had excited the gveafest

interest vvas the trial of an information fror'n the C o u r t of K i n g ' s Bench against...George L o w t h e r , E s q u i i e , of. Ti lshead L o d g e . T h e information cont^n.ed various counts, in, sUbstancc . 'chargingthe .'dfefendant with h a v i n g ' written a letter-to John T h o m a s B a f t , "Esq. W h i c h was intended to,;/ convey a challenge to that. Gent leroan—with h a v i n g written the sa|d letter with intent to p r p v p k e a challenge—-and wjth/.havi'ng • written and I published a, libel on Batt, as a .Magis-: strate. / M r . B u R y o J i C H , for the proseeu • tioh,- st'ated the circumsfancesf f r o m w h e n c e

: aris^ii)^. and ,-f?ad the letters w/ntten'fcy 'Mr./ J^pwlher otj' the occasion,

.'Hefihgn-'st'jgijed o i ibe^n^es^y/f i fprotect i ng .those Gentieineh griWitpusly , bestow their t i m e a n d exert ''their, talents.in e-xec-ut-

- , - t . IL&tmM ^ 0 f

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DUBLIN, AUGUST i a . •

A i?asj|".nuiriber of Forgeries of Notes upon different B a n k s hav.e been seen within some days past. T h e r e has been many for.-geries pt|.ihiee guinea notes of ihe B a n k of Ire laBd^and i o l . notes "pn,: Shaw's/ B a n k , O f f e i ^ i n the course of a few d a y s — t h e . p u b -lic slsould therefore examine all those ien-

I ••ilereipf. that clesc.riptipn very minutely. By/kn adveit.isement in a L i v e r p o o l P a p e r

it eppe^rs that- »o less a - f t i m than' 18291. 17s. has been latpiy..collected there h u m 5,7 persons,/for tlie purpose, of erecting, a R o -mari Cai l iol ic C h a p e l ih t h a t ' t o w n . — O f the above sum 300L ; was giyen by John.- B t a n * dellp- Esq;. late M a y o r .

ing 0 e ard.upu.S: and. important h u n e s j 'i-ij)us j j uStice of the Peace/;- and pointed 0111. w h

obtain a. t e m p o r a r y supe^ori ty in./point pjF ij j n ^ K b p i h i p n , /the defctidant i a d ; u s e d very n'Utjsber, which miglit enable the'flotUl'as to runw'riran.table; insin.Aliens respecting M r . come'out. T ( ' n h i s speculation it has been 1 B i ' f t , ' i h ' a letter aclcressed' to; hlin^ w h i c h

' '"cient ' he 'had afterwards,published 10 lhe.world at th,ei/r, la'rgd, and.-had. -th.exe'jjy cpmniitted offences

j •/ « mig'I'it not^he, th'eif' ^.bjSet/togp s - ^ h i c h / r e p i r e ih'e i'n|irpositioi}' of the l a w s " ' " " c x e l , .buf ' tdlay o f f i t whilst A ' d i n , ' " i / prpfectibh pf the Magistracy. l i e called

A S f M ^ ' M t - ^ . • =w.i'fii'̂ '8es. tp' iuhsr^'nti^te the.,facts., . --; 1 M r / : ' j E k j t ' L , f ^ ; t h e . , 4 e & t } ^ a H t , ! - a r g u e d

into t

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orth, •the gehef'al bpirnoh-atilil ' A d m i r a l t y t'fiat'his fcliej? 1 h ; a d p ' i b p . o n c d . g a i n

'A S S T Z E;.-,'Sv /. ,.: ; • .; . T h e Assizes of Droghcda commenccd on

the '5th,ihs/t. at w h i c h there w;as no/criminal business. ,

C O . W E S T M E A T H ' . . .

On. the. 7th, the Assize$ .ended at M u l l i n -g a r , wlie/re the only cipjtal-coiiviction w a s that pF: y-o'hh 'Monks, fof.foi.-ge.ry—to bet. e x -ecuted on T h u r s d a y , the "3d . of '. October next .

' C O . W I C K I . O W . T h e following pei sons w^rc tried , before

the Hon. Judge DA'.£Y .•'. . Robert. Bullock, for stealing • letters out of

the Post-off ice lettet-box'/of . this, to.wn, and taking thereout sevei-ai notes and post bi l ls , many of whifch he circulated. H e w a s convicted upon the most clear, and satisfac-tory evidence, and he. wi l l be e x e c u t e d . o n the/ 17th inst..

Thovias NovAan was cotiyicted o f cutting 'trees by night, the property -of , L o r d P o w -erscotirt; ' but :a point having arose on &

- clp.se- consideration .of the Act o f Par l iament , /the Judge has. reserved ie . ies ihe opia ian § f the Jitslges'. .

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i:ONi>pN, fRIDX'r,. 4VQ. 9' . ,.

.., .; F S O A S FT..FTE ,S.TATT. W e a n n o u n c e d . t h a t ; 'at" 'iff*; a had been since the 3'ist.' ult. h a v i i i g b l e h t.ti-at t k y seen by a Ptiitu-guese, vessel. Is this the Rochefort squadron, 01 ia i t a pait o f t h e ' C o m b m e d Fleet-,/ B e i t

T \ z f D i ( m a packf t , " W h i c h ' h a s a i r i v e d at 1

Falmouth ifi eight dajf's f iom Lisbon witli 'tfie-i mail , v-oh- the.ad.in'st,- 'ih t.be.'.htititude of Cape I Finisterre, hong. j t o . ' ^ . W. ' fell,in wit lrai ,

'quantity "df Wi.eck, stich as tables, chairs,' :

bulkheiids:' :of , c a b i n s , s u p p o s e d f o he t h r b w p ovethoard," b f men of war c learing,

. f o r action j-'afidfya thev|follo'wing day saw st wVlii'iiin of s feo l je ; tp wiridWafd'abotit '

^fies, -\ together with 3 Dwelfi'm;'fiouses e ' r e c u d - l ; ; ^ " ' ! ^ nk, for the mere puipose of patadc^r'' I a t ety by f " ' "- ' ' ' '

- A u g .

El len Sitred, a Minor, by' - Catherinet'iitrff-J gtiSJits. s .

-O Srien, hei GuafdiaflS' H i g l r C o u r t o f Chanc?-and next friffnds, , ] . f r y , in Irefetid, rnade in -

- PJairitifr. , i h h C i i i ^ and bca'rinr ; Ban.M'i/ 'ahirn, aiisiothers, | date the fsi'da^ o i ' A u g t "

Defendants ! w t . I wiJi0;h Monday •

— - — • — — - 4 .the 16th. day of A i i K - J net. at. th^ hour . o f too. o'cjuck aftepioc-n, in i S e "

Ghar.cery Gharaber, f lub! in , ;set up to' ;bc' L e t f o r the Terr* of Three 'YeSfs , to-'c^incnce'frdra the i | t .

.day of May-last , all that part of ' ibeLs^ds- o f CicK-roneketf, c a l l e d ^ l ^ j i i j i i ; • riDpHti^i* Uftth ,n jS'ii/oir.nV. fi.^r.^IU ,'. : ,

the spot where the diowneti man was landed, arid assisted his companipn in stripping .himj,, and.using tlie customary means • to produce resuscitation- T h e . p o o r - m a n w^s recover-

-.ed, . a n d A L E X A N D FC R g a v e h i m a s u m of money. : U p o n his compan-i.c«. hisL.tavesfy ,settled a.pension'tpr. l i fe/ ia i a' l e u aid dor his act ive benevolence. . , «

-.Several anecdotes of a' s imilar naluve: •have beep stated to its by-the gentleman we h a . v e j e f e t r e d t o , • a b o u t n o n e o f . w h i c h w e

discover a -single -circumstance that •can .would justify the: slightest' suspicion • of an. pstehtauogs ; motive,., or that! w o u l d eyert . w a lii-a nt a n o p in i o n t h a t " A L,RX A N D K R h a d th Iwasr, TPasnhlf.'rt; rlTl.iiii ts "K'f«. ttei the least; reasoh'to' think hi's bepeficeKce v as,

A L E X A NDER.is .likely to engage, h e must-carry wit'h him the confidence ahd good "ivisl;tes o f ' t h e intelligent and the good of 'al l nations,1 together wi th the' unanimous and "active support o£ "o'rte of the most numerous, and martial population that it has eve i fallen S.̂ ' ( . . - i rt'fr n £ . '• -̂ T-l. _ - ' . ' " '

. ., . • — - . - Sitx-edj iec. and no.vv-iri the^"jio'sses- ' sion of the Defendant Z». M'AIahori, inrhe'sieadin c s in this Cause itiejnti&Jjfd.' Tl ie Ttrianfto 'be i cstTiiin-edfrom tiHi-ig.aiiy part tliertof save tha part new in '"'

.'tillage.. Dated A u g u s t 8, iSc^.-- • W,\J.. .BL\.M'.:

"' T h e London "Jo'urnais to. the 9th insti "inclusU-e which have beeh received yesterdav, contain a vari-'tY-of co;iijtctures relative to the Combinea hostile Fleets'' arid the ships under the command of I.oVd K HL'SON-~ - W e have laid a-great part of them before our Readers. ' .", ' .- .-

Lord N i t s o N arrived in Cibrj5.lt.-,r. Bay on f i e , ' :igth J u l y , anchored in Tetuan Bay]' on the coast o f A f r i c a , on th'e azd, ' te ' i^fceift .proV&iojis-ai ia^er ' ' ' "-" aivd. on:th.e 16th prcceedtd.m:sesrrh of'theCeVinbii:ed

trust that h>r.LordS],ip„ Wi.o fe'lvuiUnd:': ^'^-thera tq the West Iadj.es. and frorp 'the >V.est li;d>'cs,-'

has,,- ere now, received'itHe rcrowpence- o f hi"s aenve. a»H;.(ija:ous..ckace.(a chace. i::iparaiic]t-d,'. w t beltev-.-in the aariafvof a-ny^fcoisiitry,) in hav-iffg Conid up With",and ,brQttghttbetn.;Cdacliori. . We,fee]r"-a-piea-' ittreinindu'lgiiig'Jhe.belipi',' that -Fortune has f e s e r v . « ' .tli.e vere tQ^iaiV -commented OH Saturday, have been:'put off to* tie-' j l k instant,' oh a^couni of the Eiectibnl' *' ''';. f : : ' '

cidence ot .such a 1 rince as A L e x a n d e R.in,- - 4tKhei;ith day, f Saturday), • t f e G b e r f Xbial ^ the v i e w s of E n g l a n d , . is,one of -tfie highest f - % C o i l . ^ d ' e - ' . .. H 4 J .

"and most h o n o u j a b l e testimonies ihqt 'cart i -^orLordCasflexpgh v —

'be • a d d u c e d ' i r i i f c • f a v o u r , - a n d : W r - S ^ m s ^