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Observer (Newspaper) - February 24, 1799, London, Middlesex The London Gazette february 23. At the court of St. James a the 20th of february 1799, present the King s most excellent majesty in Council his majesty in Council was this Day phased to appoint Capell cure of Blake Hall Esq. To be sheriff of the county of Essex. Richaid Price of Knighton Esq. To be sheriff of the county of Radnor in the room of Charles Marsh of Beguildy Esq. And his majesty was also pleased to make the following amendments upon the Roll Kent Charles Chambers to be Samuel Chambers of Woodstock House Esq. Cardigan Pryse love Den to be Pryse Pryse of go Gerthan Esq. Commissions in the Shropshire militia signed by the lord lieutenant. To be colonel Earl of Powis retaining Bis rank As colonel of the Montgomeryshire militia june 9, it and in the army november 14, 1794. To be Lieut. Colonel lord Berwick. Dated March 15, 1798. To be major Anthony Kynnersley. A nerd August is 1798. To be captains Edward Dymock George Stanier Henry Jervis h4ph a. W. Browse Thomas Henry Powis William Marshall and Edward Watson. To be Brevet captains Thomas Mortimer. To be lieutenants John Sinclair George Gilchrist William Crighton Charles Huxley j. A. Ballard Adam Neil and James Lee to be Brevet lieutenant a. Cooke. To be ensigns Richard Day John haslem b. H. Baker John my Rick John Hon non Charles r. Mortimer and Walter Cooksey. This Gazette also contains an order in Council for prolonging from the 28th inst. To the 30th april next Trie bounties to seamen a. Entering his majesty s naval service bankrupts. Robert Grimshaw of Gorton and John Grimshaw of Manchester Lancashire merchant and manufacturers to surrender March 4, 5, and april 6, at eleven at the Star Ian in Dean Gate Manchester. A Ilert Christopher Hedenberg and Daniel Boileau of King ten upon Hull merchants and co partners to surrender March 6, 23, and april 6, at eleven at the Cross keys inn in White Frier Gate Kingston upon Hull. Thomas Birch of Hales , Gulf barrel maker to Furren Der March 12, 13, and april 6, at four at the George inn Nova Scotia of Tibet Birmingham. George Notley of Danford Kent in Holder to surrender March 9, 16, and april 6, at twelve at Guildhall London. Christopher Lance and Peter Auber of Gould Square crutches friars London flour factors to surrender february 28, at eleven March 11, at twelve and april 6, at eleven at Guildhall London. Enoch Bywater now or late of Leicester Victualler to surrender March 11, is and april 6, at four at the three cranes inn in Leicester. Joseph Bromley of ashted Row Fliton Warwickshire Victualler to surrender March 5, 6, and april 6, at three at the Oard in Litchfield Street Birmingham. Certificates. March 16. John couples of flame Terji Herts hat manual hirer John Gooch late of Walthamstow Effey insurance broker. Harry Kemp and John Kemp late of Chichester in holders. W. Wright of St. John Street Beth al Green Dyer. William Carter late of Cricklade St. Sampson Wiltshire shopkeeper. Michael Hart and a her Nathan late of common hard port Tea Hants Flo Fellers and co partners. The average Price of sugar computed from the returns ending feb. 20, 171,9, is seventy shilling and one Penny per cwt. Exclusive of the duties. The average Price of sugar computed from the returns of the quantities and prices made during the six weeks preceding this Day and taken in the manner directed by an act of parliament made and passed in the 32d year of his present majesty s reign in titled " an a for regulating the allowance of the drawback and payment of the Bounty on the exportation of sugar and for permitting the importation of sugar and Corric into the Bahama and Bermuda islands in foreign ships is sixty nine shillings and three Pence Farthing per Hundred weight exclusive of the duty of customs paid or payable the Eon on the importation thereof into great Britain which by the authority of parliament is directed to be deemed and taken As the average Price of brow or Musco Vado sugar for the purpose of regulating the allowance of the drawback on the exportation of sugar of the British plantations and the payment of the Bounty on the exportation of refined sugar produced from Musco Vado sugar imported from his majesty s plantations in America. Grocer half feb. 33.in to Reship Cik. Grocers company. Supposing that its. Progress Init hire continent Vwg aptly proportioned to thai near Trinkl by where being Hoy uns Bekere the violence of the waives must operate against its increase tie connexion of ice from where the Proserpine is stated to have been seen in the Elbe must have been perfected to the continent and As has been the Case on numerous other occasions have afforded those on Board the Proserpine an Opportunity to reach the Shore with or without the Aid of its inhabitants. A considerable degree of apprehension is entertained for the safety of them Ermald of 32 guns which we yet Hope will be found unaffected by the late desperate weather. She sailed from Plymouth on the.5th inst. On a cruise. Anxiety is the constant attendant of risk and want of expected information. His majesty s ship l Speigle of 16 guns commanded by Captain Boarder has been we Trust unruly though with much Confidence stated during the close of the week to have been lost. We Are competent to assert that government not Only have not received any intelligence to that effect but that they believe the account entirely unfounded. The loss of the following vessels was yesterday announced in the City Viz. The Aurora it on Savannah and the Republican from Baltimore both for London taken and sent into Corunna. The fruitful Vine from Yarmouth and the Charlotte from Liverpool for leghorn taken in the Mediterranean and sent into Alge Zeris. The Apollo from Lisbon for Hamburg lost near of tend after having been captured. The report of several of the Cork Fleet having been taken off the Sussex coasts greatly exaggerated if not wholly untrue most of the vessels Frich composed it being already arrived. An epidemic fever has occasioned considerable mortality on Board the russian ships at she mess it has 1\qw-Ever, wholly subsided. The stately of 64 guns lately from the Cape is ordered to Chatham to be paid off and repaired. A few months since a Young gentleman a lieutenant belonging to a frigate in the West indies being enraged with his servant Drew his sword and ran him through the body. The lieutenant was committed to prison where stung with remorse and dreading the ignominious death consequent to his rashness procured a piste a with which he shot himself through the head. The corporation of Shrewsbury have presented an address to the admiralty Board praying the appointment of their townsman Captain e. Bass to one of the comma Iris vacated by the late naval promotion. The Ganges of 74 guns America Veteran Prince Frederic be Lequeux and director of 64, the Isis of 50, Juno and Latona frigates Martin Sloop two hired vessels and two russian ships on Friday remained in Yarmouth roads. The Brilliant of 28 guns which on Friday arrived with Convoy from Lisbon and a ship from Batavia under danish colours reports that 19 ships Laden with stores had sailed from thence for Minorca. The expectation of a visit from the French occasioned at the same time terror and gratification through Portugal where though the government continued Strong there were numerous disaffected. The Convoy which is appointed on the 10th of March re sail for America is to take All vessels which May be ready at Cork. The Active and enter prize of Liverpool on their passage to Africa engaged and beat off a French Corvette of average prices of Cora of England and , from the returns ending the j6th of february 99. Per Quarter wheat. S. D. 50 i Rye. S. D. 32. Ii Barley. 1. D. As 10 Oats. S. D. 19 8 Beans. U d. 33 8 Pease. 1. D. 37 3 theatre Royal covent Gaj Ipen to Morrow monday the act inst. Will be performed a new comedy in five act called laugh when you can. After which will be performed an entire new pantomime called the magic Oak or. Harlequin Wood it str Lon tuesday the votary of thursday lovers vows. _ a a a the patrons of the Obser or Are respectfully informed that this taper pm Tini ies to be forwarded on the Days of publication to every part of creat Britain and Ireland with the same regularity As if there Jirene established Fost from London on sundays. It is received at Bath Bristol Portsmouth a. On sunday evening at Liverpool Manchester a. Early on tuesday morning at Edinburgh Cia gov and when the wind answers Dublin Early on wednesday places with proportional celerity. And at All other t 3i 71 originals. Sys Day february 94. Wiffin the King s messenger yesterday returned from Yarmouth whither he had been sent to collect every possible a formation. Resp ing or. A Renvie Andrj the Proserpine the result of his enquiries has not removed our it in a degree tends to then diminution. It appears that the Proserpine had not according to the Pec eyed opinion be ii seen to founder but ceased to be , in the present pase is materially different 9qf. Though we a que not incite to Hopes unsanctioned by Eason we of Quad Eyer pee Rush those that Wece. The distance from Heligoland to the Mouth of the Elba is at least Sixie Agnes which supposing that Bur frigate was stopped at ,, is yet too far in Many instances to a certain objects with precision. But admitting what is or inst probable that the Proserpine was really seen on Shore we struck on the 8th, the increase of ipe which on the Foj lowing Day Exter Deri none Miles from Heligoland and doubtless nearly As much fur try frown the Elbe might by its height have Riew of what preceding Sich Elevation was perfectly Dis Vernable. Tie Proserpine is stated to five been danger fran being Surbur iced by ice ocher vessels less competent to encounter such a state be escaped from perils infinite la Tore imminent. We need only1 instance the Laje lord Mii gravels voyage to discover a North it St passage where he explored to 80 degrees of Northern latitude and Fofe numerous times to which the discovery and her Consort in attempting a is from the southward were in Beering s 22 guns. Considerable damage the accounts in circulation for the two last Days that the Fig his Andrese Roedl estimate or. Grenville and Bis Galaif associates had arrived at Cru have a though ,r.prjjj"1" an Tea ted the intelligence we shall soil a Cei or bib shut anticipated the intelligence we shall ves within Rehg Olanco when twelve Hamburgh mails Are due this morning the late Wes Wardly winds it is believed must have headed materially to open the navigation of the Elbe. The packet which lately attempted to reach the continent was furnished with ice boats a. But the exr Reine irregularity of the surface which the Frozen sea presented rendered them useless. The St West York regiment have volunteered their services for Ireland. The Pembrokeshire Glamorganshire and first West York regiments of militia have volunteered their services in Ireland. The Fifeshire Fen Cible cavalry Are shortly to embark for Portugal. His majesty has accepted the tender of service made by the Cambridgeshire militia and they Are under orders for Ireland to relieve the Buckinghamshire regiment. The vessel with troops which in our last we mentioned to have been lost near Amlwch in Wales proves the Friendship transport from Liverpool bound for Newry with part of the Lancashire Fen Cible cavalry. We Are pained to add All on Board perished. Or. Lloyd member for Montgomeryshire on tuesday last died at or eggnog. Yesterday a court of directors was held at the East India House when t. T. Metcalfe Esq. Was appointed a commissioner for general purposes under the income aft. The court adjourned at five o clock till to Morrow. So urgent and important is the business which has for some time engaged the attention of the India directors As intimated in our last number that it probably will not admit of postponement even on the fast Day. Bath Dumfries Hon. Miss St. Leger sir John Aubrey colonels Skerret and Pitcairn major pack captains Hansard Young Gibbons and Western. Bath continues full but Clifton is nearly deserted. The stated a Fath of mrs. Fitzherbert on wednesday at Bath is contradicted by our letters from that City of dates two Days subsequent which represent her As having been pronounced out of danger. It is mentioned and we Are not disposed to question a circumstance so creditable to the sensibility of the Prince of Wales that his Royal highness on accidentally seeing at the apartments of Prince Ernesr a paragraph in one of the morning papers announcing the death of mrs. Fitz Herbert fell from his chair in a fit which for upwards of a Quarter of an hour resisted every Effort for his recovery. Miss Lisle Niece to lady Cholmondely was yesterday married by special licence to or. Charles Arbuthnot the new appointed Consul to Lisbon. The ceremony was performed at Cholmondeley House by or. Legge son to lord Dartmouth. Short time since was married at Chevington in Lincolnshire or. Thomas Wallis aged 75, to miss Ann molten aged 25. None hut the Brave deserve the Fortune s capriciousness has forages been the general observation of Mankind As 00 often frowning on the worthy and smiling on those of very opposite descriptions a present instance however she win she can aft with reason and Justice she has conferred from this year s lottery a prize of 20,Bool. On Abraham Reccardo Esq. Died on sunday last at or Roberts sad or in the strand mrs. Margaret Barber widow in the 93th year of her age and one of the Clement s. A a a v True Dublin mail of the 19th i Mac a yesterday. It Iden inns some fresh disturbance Mye broken out in of Antrim Wajjid tha.1 tie cot my of Wick Low continues to be has used by a hand of ruffians under the command of a fellow named Dwyer. On the saturday preceding a party of them was attacked near Rath Villy by a Patrole of the Glengary Fenci Bles a very severe contest ensued but ended in the discomfiture of the rebels six of whom were killed and sixteen taken with 11 mud Kels several pistols swords and bayonets and have been conveyed to Balti Glass. Of the military a Corporal was killed and two privates dangerously wounded. Or. O Donnell on tuesday in the Irish House of commons withdrew his promised motion on the Case of or. R. O Connor the House appearing Adverse to the discussion of the subject the extraordinary manner in which or. H. Grady in the Irish House of commons represented Many of the most respectable inhabitants of Limerick and the refutation of the attack by colonel Vereker the other member i for that City is stated to. Have occasioned a Duel which terminated without fatal consequences to either of the. Combatants. 1 the various accounts that the French had effected a Landing on the North West coast of Ireland prove to have been entirely unfounded., a letter received by the last mail from an officer in the Dorsetshire militia quartered at Carrick on Suir represents the counties of tipperary Kilkenny and water Ford in a state of extreme agitation in consequence of the Union having been proposed and expresses much apprehension that the flame which appeared to have totally subsided would again break out by the attempt which it was stated would be made to carry the obnoxious measure. Inflammatory songs were dispersed through every part of the country and the Krown or supposed supporters of the Union treated in the most i decorous manner. Whatever May Multi pately result from the proposition of a legislative Union with Ireland its hitherto effects in that country have been to unite interests till then violently hostile. We have reason that government will not press the measure during the present sessions of the Irish parliament. It is possible its now opponents May View it in a different Light by the meeting of the next. But we would not so far libel the Wisdom of the minister As to give a momentary credence to the report that be purposed in the event of the failure of negotiation to resort to other methods the inevitable consequence of which if it were possible to admit the first position we should not hesitate to pronounce would be Universal effective and eventful resistance. The distress occasioned by the account of the death of Prince Frederic of Orange has extended far beyond the relatives of the distinguished officer. The stad Holder and his Princess whose fortitude had on each other Occa Sion risen Superior to their Fortune have Bent beneath this stroke whilst the Friend of humanity the admirer of exalted talents participated in their affliction at the Prema Ture departure of a Prince who United the philanthropist with the Soldier and gave dignity to rank by Ever accompanying it with the manners of a gentleman. Prince Frederic who was commander in chief of the austrian italian army appeared one of the High Perse Ages whom nature had designed for the situation in which Chance has placed so Many others and though Only Twenty four years of age was esteemed amongst fhe Best officers in Europe. He had twice been badly wounded to which circumstance his death was attributed till some professional men by whom he had been attended declared the re verse since when it has been asserted that Poison administered by an agent of the French directory was the cause but though taught by experience to credit almost every ill related of persons who have Practised so Many we Are inclined to believe that even the directory May be slandered As he now appears to have fallen by a fever which he caught whilst visiting the hospitals. Old bail1yv5a.toada?, tit. 23. John Williams and Mary Simmonds were indicted the. Former for stealing four handkerchiefs the property of persons unknown and the latter for receiving one of said handkerchiefs knowing it to be stolen and also for harbouring the said John Williams. Dignum said that on the night of the 1 Ith of january As he was passing the door of an House in Orange court he heard the prisoners disputing about the value of some handkerchiefs one of which Williams put about the neck of Simmonds and that Williams or another Man who was present said to the other if you had stood by me i should have had Many More Dignum related this Corner Satio to j. Brooke a Constable who having with some difficulty gained admission to. The House found the handkerchiefs in the breeches of Williams who had previously denied any knowledge of them but who when they were disco Vered said he had found them in the Street and put them in his breeches for greater safety. Verdict not guilty. Samuel Champneys and Ann m Donnel were indicted for a burglary and felony in the House of John Jordan of great Peter Street Westminster on. The evening of the 14th instant part of the stolen property was found the Darr after in the apartments of the female prisoner who said she got them from Champneys which he admitted at Bow Street but said he picked them up in the Street. The House was proved to have been broken open and robbed but there was no other evidence connecting the offence with the prisoners who were acquitted. Thomas head charged with having in. The three Cohs Public House at Beth al Green assaulted and robbed John Cavanagh a recruit in the Tower Hamlet militia of a purse containing near four guineas was acquitted the prosecutor and his witnesses having contradicted each other and themselves Robert Munday was convicted of stealing a Quantity of Lead from an House in great Ormond Street which he bad agreed to rent from or. R. Wanton at the sum of a a 1. Per annul for his son whom he stated was coming from India or. Mao ton having occasion of suspicion As to the character of his tenant obtained a warrant to search the House when he discovered about an Hundred weight of Lead had been removed and a pipe Cut and Laid in the Hall for the purpose of removal. The prisoner made a Long speech in his defence but called to witnesses. The questions for the jury were whether he took the House with intent to despoil it or had done so and the Case is referred for the opinion of the judges. Cle Kenwell sessions at u to a Vita. 23. Louis Beauvais f Gilbert Mary his wife and Catherine Lilly were convicted of a conspiracy against the life of the daughter of Beauvais an infant six. Month a old in having exposed it in a Basket on the night of the 20th of january doing a heavy fall of Snow at the door of the Maryvone infirmary where but for providential discovery it must have perished they were each sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. Elisabeth Hunt far purposely setting her hired room on fire was ordered to be imprisoned months and a Lewis a.ndxjja4ljauiidg an unnatural offence were sentenced to six months imprisonment. W. Marsh and t. Binley the former grave Digger of St. Giles a were found guilty of stealing a dead body from the burial ground of that Parish and sentenced to six months imprisonment. These were the first convictions for this offence. Sylva a foreigner was con i red of an assault on the person of a girl named Fullerton. But t appearing thai the Mother had been privy to the transaction and had instituted to e prosecution from animosity arising Froni other causes the prisoner was Only fined one shilling arid discharged we some time since related an anecdote use the humane and Gallant exertions of a Attavian to save the Crew of a ship which had been wrecked which though exciting the observations of some wits As bordering on the marvellous was so estimated by the states of Holland that they to immortalize his act and the gratitude of the country which he had thus honoured called a ship of 54 guns after his have lately witnessed with much Satis action the Reward the corporation of London conferred on the two said hrs of the Alcmene who whilst their ship was going at the rate of eight knots an hour plunged into the sea to save the French dispatches attempted to be sunk by the captured enemy hut though wholly ignorant of the individuals and their Connexions we regret to see unnoticed the midshipman and sailors of one of our frigates who impelled by humanity for persons thar ceased with their Power to he our enemies at still greater peril saved the lives of the Captain of a French Man of War and some of his people. Each instance of exalted Worth rebounds to the Honor of the country. It is by achievements like these that the British character preeminent in glory has been established and we should not suffer those suns by whose reflected Light we Shine to be obscured by neglect instead of languishing from the want of that which we unquestionably possess but through their Agency we should endeavour by their augmented splendour to Point the Way to further daring the present extreme High Price of fish almost precludes the lower and Middle orders of society from its attainment. The late severity of the season has doubtless operated in producing a but it would be. Far the extent it does were efficient Means adopted to prevent , in Bis Fry age to Lisbon expatriates pretty fully on this Subjek and remarks that the poor Are utterly deprived of the enjoyment of a food which nature from the fecundity of very species of fish seems peculiarly to Hay appropriated to their support. He conceives that methods might be made use of to Supply the markets very differently and begins some proposed regulations for that purpose in the following words and first 1 submit the absolute necessity of hanging us All the fish mongers within the Bills of the thaw having taken place the ghost s advice in Ham Ltd of " list Listo list becomes no longer necessary to the Belles and beaux of Bond Street. Amongst various states of Sufferance in consequence of inclement weather Are particularly noticeable the numerous travellers who having commenced their journeys with just enough of Money to defray their supposed two or three Days expenses have been detained a week or longer on their Way. Of this description a gentleman who made his passage from Dublin to the head in eight hours and who was n Days constantly travelling from thence to London eight of which were passed in Wales describes two persons of extremely Good appearance in the same coach Boj pretending indisposition up old not be pre oldest Hie inhabitants of Saint failed upon during the entire of the qty and part of the Ipoh Days to taste any thing and were at length with difficulty induced to adm to that their funds were exhausted and to accept of a trifling though indispensable Supply. The russians French Are an illustration that there can be a Strong similitude Between nations which Are in Many respects the reverse of each other. Ambition and a thirst for Conquest stimulate both nor can our Abhorrence of the practises of the five Southern tyrants in Duce us to advocate the conduct of Russia towards the Gallant poles but though alike in the first vigorous and intrepid Effort to accomplish their desires the republicans Are appalled by powerful resistance whilst the russian ret Kirns with redoubled fuck to the change. After a Victory the French Are insolent the russians cruel1 after a Der feat the former generally retire in disorder but the Rush Sian rather than Fly his Post will submit to be Cut to pieces. The late general Lloyd s description of this Peor pie where he says ? they cannot be conquered they must be killed was exemplified at the Battles of Rosbach Aad Zorndorf and on several other Ocre seven years War when though almost ignorant of military tactics and having the worst artillery in the world Frederic and he troops dreaded them More than every other enemy on account of their valour during the fight and their barbarity after it. Early to the Battle of Kenners Dorff after having exhausted their ammunition whole files were Cut to piece set for unaccustomed to give they never thought to ask for Quarter but having at length by the Junction of the austrians won the Day some of them dug a vast Trench into which they were according to custom indiscriminately throwing the dead and those whom they conceived Likely to be so when a prussian officer whose leg had been shot off entreated that they would not Bury him As he was but Poh Poh answered one of the russians who dragged him by the remaining leg and arms towards the grave we should never be done if we were to listen to every rating fool that pretended nothing ailed russian officer passing at the instant saved the other upon whose yet living authority this characteristic anecdote is related. The russians since the seven years War have successfully devoted Mili a Ary , and have an excellent artillery i but their Progress in is written in blood upon the Walls of Ismael and Prague. Among the various modes of Industry in the Interior part of the Canton of Appen Lall in Switzerland or. Ebri mentions that of feeding snails. In. Be Little Garden grounds along the River Sitter neb numbers of snails Are kept during the summer season that the sound caused by the motion of their Denti curated jaws while they Are eating is distinctly heard at several paces from the spot. Young snails Are collected in the adjacent parts and Are placed in these gardens where the owner supports Sheffl till on the approach of Winter Thev enclose themselves in addition to the food which they find on the ground and which a Cherry tree planted in every Garden afford them they Are supplied with leaves of lettuce Clew Drof cabbage and other vegetables by which they fatten grow surprisingly. Some time before Lent the own to pack up the closed snails in casks and carry them for a to the convents of Swabia Bavaria and Austria and eve fas far As Vienna where they Are purchased As delicacies by this traffic some have acquired a handsome Fortune. The extensive Cotton Mills belonging to or. Drink ter at North Witch were some dits since destroyed by fir

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