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NDM HER 1,780.] WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1812. [ PUICE t) D. RIGA HEMP. AF ROBERT BATT tf CO. RE now landing, the ROO of the Johannes, from RIGA, consisting of about QO 7hns of Vest Rhine Hemp, Which they have for sate; together, with the following Goods;— Neva Alicante BARILLA, SMALTS, of different Q » ilities, Pcrnamlurci, and 1 QOiTON- WOOL, New Orleans 3 Rosas CORKWOOD, Swedish TAR, Spanish RED WINE, Swedish SQUARE TIMBER, and PLANKS, now landing. 85g) Belfast, August 29. MartINS, HARRISON, & CO. AVE received, per the DONEGALL, and J- LEVANT, 184 Chests Tea, Asserted, SO Bags Pepper, Cloves, Cream Tartar, and Shoe Hairs ^ Which will be sold cheap. Church- lane, August 15. (" 61 " CRAWFORDS & WALLACE, OFFER FOil SALE, ON REASONABLE TERMS, H St Domingo & Jamaica Cotten- lFool, St. Domingo Mahogany, Ditto, Logwood, Jamaica Coffee, Pimento, in Bags, ,. Oil of Castor, St. Cite/ Salt, Alicante Barilla, Cane Reeds, Tenet iffe I Vine, Rum, in Pundvxms and Hhds. and Cork IVhhkey. T41) August 10, 1812. - SICILY BARILLA, & c. 1 HPONS, of excellent Qual ty, lately landed, ex * 1 SYREN, and PrOVIDRNCR, from SICILY, to close Sales will be sold cheap — Apply to WILLIAM PHELPS. Belfast, August 24, 1812. WHO HAS ALSO FOR SAIt, New A lie ant Barilla, Neiu- Torl Pot Ashet, ist Brands, Biertchers' Smalts, Virginia Tobacco, Orleans y Georgia Cotton, Glauber Salts. ( 803 HEWITT & M'MURRAY, RATEFUL for the liberal encouragement they have experienced since their commencement in Business, beg leave to inform their Friends and the Public, that they are at present largely supplied with Ftrst and Second STARCH, & BUTTON BLUE, Of their own Manafaflure; Together with every Article in the GROCERY and S. Mt< IT TRADE— which they are determined to Sell on moderate Terms, for good Payments. 787) No. 22, Prince's- street. ~ FURTHER ADJOURNED SALE OF PROFIT RENTS, See. In the Wetter of •>. ' PO be SOLD by ' WALTER MARTIN WHITE, I ' AUCTION, at the OF LIMERICK, / Commercial BuilJimgt, LI- a Bankrupt V MERICK, by Order of J . V.* in ma'ter, at TWO o'Clock in the Afternoon, on TUESDAY the 1.5th day of September, 1812, the following LEASE- HOLD INTEREST and PROFIT RENTS, part of said Bankrupt's Estate, viz.:— I. Three Capital New- Built DWELLING- HOUSES, with suitable OFFICES, & c siruate in Patrick street, C ty of I imer'ck, all Let to solvent Tenants, with Fines, at low Rents, who have considerable Interests therein This Pro- pert is held ror a Term exceeding eight hundred Years, at j£ 78, 15/ It^ Sfcead Ret t, and set ( or £ X-\ Q per Annum, leaving a ne^ Bnual Profit Rent of ^£ 261, 4/ id for said Term, unqiJ) P> nably well secured. N. ii- three Houses are situate in one of the best Streets in Limerick, and w^ re built by the Bankrupt in the most permanent manner Mr. WHITE was offered for these Concerns £ 3250. as per his Schedule. This Property is • ubje< a to a Mortgage, executed to Mr. G. A. DRINAN, which it to be discharged Out of the Purchase Money, so that the Purchaser will have a perfeitly clear unincumber- ed Title II. All that ' he Extensive BREWERY, STORES, two Extensive MALT- HOUSES, CORN- STORES, COOP- ERAGE, YARD, and LINNIES, With a large Walled- in GARDEN adjoining, all situate at Thomond- Gate, City of Limrrick, on the Batiks of the River Shannon ; the whole occupying nearly Two Acres of 1 and. The Brewery, with its present most convenient and filed Utensils, consisting of Two Coppers, Kieve, Copper- bark. Under- back, Two Fer- menting Tuns. Three Metal Pumps, Hop- backs, Vatt% Troughs, foolers, Horse- Mil!, & c.; is capable of Brewing 20.000 Tierces of Porter annually, and with a small ex- pense to enlarge the Fermenting Stores, is capable of Brew- ing 40,000 Tierces annually, f- r which there is always a certain Heady Money demand. The Malt- Homes ( in per- fect ordetl wet 180 Barrels of Barley at a time, with ample Btrley Storage for double the Quantity required. It is one of th'e most desirable Situations in Ireland, for the Brewilig, Mal'ing, or Distilling Business. A clear and unincumbered Title can bf- made out to the Purchaser. The whole Con- cern is hel! by ease for 88 Years, from First of May, 1796, at =£ 140 per " annum. It may be viewed previous to the Sale, by applying to Mr. WHI i'E, or Messrs. PHELPS', Limerick. Alter sale of the B- ewery, about 1000 empty Tierces on the Premises will be also disposed of. For further Particulars, as to said several Profit Rents- Leasehold Interests, Ac and the respeitiv? Titles thereto, apply' to Messrs. JAMES and SaMUEL PHELPS, Mer- th. i. ts, and. to Mr. W. M. WHITE, Limerick; JOHN p IELPS, Merchant, the Assignee, Capel- street, Dublin ; THOMAS BENJAMIN MIDDLETON, Agent to the Aung: -.-. 4 Bishop- street, Dublin s or, to Mr. JOHN t).\ R r NELL, Mary- street, york. Furtner particulars will also be given at the time of Sale, when th* Term- ot S., le wi'l b.- declared. THOMAS SEYMOUR, AUCTIONEER, LIMERICK. Wholesale Woollen, Manchester, Irish Cord Warehouse, NO. 171, CIIURCH- STREET, DUBLIN, lYNDON, BOLTON, Sc CO. are now Land- in, r. per the Sampson, George If Anne, PresUn, Hope, nd the Eliz. iieti, from LIVERPOOL— One Hundred and Fifty BALES, of every description of WOOLLEN and COTTON GOODS, Which were selefled before any rise took place, and will be found well worth the attention of Wholesale Purchasers. ( 792 August 29, 1812. | TO STONE CUTTERS. PROPOSALS will be received on or before the first day of OiSober next, for taking down the Circular Build- I ing at Ballyscullion, and removing to Belfast such parts of > the COLUMNS, PILASTERS, CUT STONE, & c. as may | be required in the eredlion of the New Intended CUAKEL of i EASE, to be laid down on the Old Church- Yard Ground, in j High- street. S curity for due and careful performance will j bf; required. Proposals to be diredled to the Rev. FD WARD MAT, Belfast, or to JOHN BOWDEN, Architect, Blessmgton- street, Dublin, and Bishop- street, Derry, where further particulars may be had. ( 845 WANTED IMMEDIATELY, AFOREMAN BAKER, for the Purtadown Public Bakery. None need apply who cannot produce pro- per recommendations for abilities and charaifter. Portadown, 25th August, 1812. N. B. A Person who would take a Share in the Business, would be preferred. ( 842 WANTED A SCHOOL- MISTRESS, to teach the FEMALE CHIL- DREN in the Poor House, whose chara& er in every respedt will bear the strictest enquiry. Application to be made to the Committee, at the Poor- House, on SATURDAY the J 2th September, at Twelve o'clock. ( 826) August 24. WANTED. AN APPRENTICE to the GROCERY BUSINESS n Town, a I, ad of Genteel Connexions will find it an advantageous Situation. Apply to Mr. SAMUEL TUCKER Chronicle Office, ( tf by letter, post- paid.) ( 771 .£ 3000, on .£ 3500, rjFO be Sunk on an Annuity fo^ he Life of a Gentleman I aged 57 Years. _ T Application to be made to FrAncis WHITlA, Attorney, Belfast. ( 817) Dated August 24, 1812. TO BE LET, THAT CONCERN, in North- street, now in the occu- pation of the Subscriber, which for situation, extent and convenience, ii so well known, as to render a particular description unnecessary. Possession of the Yard, Stores, an I Office- Houses, may be had at the first day of Novem- ber ensuing; and of the Dwelling- House it May next.— A long Lease will be granted of these Premises to an eligible Tenant. ROBERT GETTY. Belfast, August 29. ( 841 TO BE LET, A CAPITAL STORE in Corn Market, containing & . nL GWOUND FLOOR and two extensive LOFTS, with OFFICE complete.— Apply to WILLIAM PHELPS, No. 3 Lime- Kiln Dock. August 10, 1812. ( 743 TO BE LET, From the First of Nov. next, for such Term as may be agreed on, ACOMMODIOUS DWELLING- HOUSE in the Town of Lurgan, which has lately undergone a thorough re- pair, and is now occupied by the Subscriber. It contains a Shop, two Parlours, six Bed- Room, Kitchen, Scullery, Pan- try, and two Cellars. The Offices consist of Stable, Cow- House, Hay-! . ofts, Turf House, two Stores, and large con- venient Yard, with an excellent Garden, in good order and well enclosed. The House may be viewed at any time, and the terms known by applying to the Proprietor, JOHN PENTLAND. August 24. ( 832 5k BUILDING GROUND. To be Let, in Greet Edward- Street, in Front of the New Shambles, A FEW LOTS of GROUND— one of the best Situa- iflL tions in Belfast for Building, with Vaults complete A long Lease will be given. Eor particulars, inquire of Major FOX. ( 261 TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE SALE, AFARM of LAND, within a few minutes walk of SAINTFiELD, containing Thirty- two Acres, and half an Acre of Turbary, Cunningham Measure, at the Yearly Rent of £\ per Acre, during the being of two ycunK Lives, at. the fall of which it will come into the hands of Viscount NORTHLAND. A liberal Credit will be given For particulars, apply to HUGH CLARKE, Ballyma- carrett— Mr. THOMAS CLARKE, of Saintfield, will shew the Premises. August 7, 1812. N. B. If the above Farm be net disposed of by private Sale prior to the 7th September, it will be SOLD by Public AUCTION on that Day, at the House of Mr. THOMAS CLARKE, in Saintfield. ( 732 N. B. Sale to commence at ONE o'clock TO BE SOLD, THE HOUSE and DEMESNE of BAlLEE, contain- ing 72 Acres, held for ever under HANS HAMIL- TON, Esq. The House Is roomy, the Offices good, and the Lan. ls of a very superior quality, with a good Walled Gar-, den in full bearing It is situated in the County of Down, and Barony of Lecale, a remarkable fine sporting country, ihree miles from Downpatrick, and two from the Seaport Towns of Killough and Ardglass. Proposals, post- paid, to be sent to Mr. BROWN, Clough. ( 759 COUNTY OF DOWN. FEE SIMPLE ESTATE TO BE SOLD, FREE from all Incumbrances, the Title under an A& o[ Parliament. The Townlands of lOUGHORN, SHIN, and LISNA- REE, containing above 760 Irish Acres, within a R. ng Fence, and situated within four miles of Newfy. ' Proposals may be made for these Townlands together, 01 for any of them, separa/ ely, to THOMAS GREER, Newry; of 10 George CROZIER, Dominick- street, Dublin. ( 444 REPORT OF THE PRINCE VICEROY, OF THB BATTLES OF THS 25TII, 23IN, AND 27TH JULY. " SlttK— I have the honour to address to your Mi jesty the teports of the battles which took place on 2.5th, 28th, and 27th July, and in which th; 4th corps, that I command, took part. Your Majesty ordered the King of Naples, command,. nt of the ca- valry, to set out from Bech'n Kovisch, and take the direction of Witepsk. I received orders to place at his disposition the 8th light infantry. The King of Naples m .' t the enemy in advance of Ostrovno/ and engaged in different charges of cavalry, which obtain- ed two grand results. About 600 prisoners, and 8 pieces of cannon were the trophies of this day. Ge- neral of division, Djlzano, informs me, '. h it the 8th had several engagements, which it supported with v,- lour. Oil the 26th the King of Naples received orders to continue his march upon Witepsk, an 1 me to move widi the division to support- the movement of the cavalry. I went before day to the King of Na- ples, and we together agreed upon the hour at which the movement should commence. I ordered the 13th division to follow the cavahy, and the 14th and guards to follow the 13th, but in echelon, and at an hour's distance. The route ran through a wood, and tiie 8th was quickly engaged, to open the road, which the enemy disputed with infantry. About 10 in the morning, the 8th after having driven from the wood all the enemy's tiralleurs, met them formed and hold- ing an advantageous position upon a piece of ground of considerable elevation, protected by a numerous - cillery, having before them a deep ravine, and their left supported by a forest, so thick that it was impos- possible for masses to penetrate it without breaking. — It was Gen. Osterman's corps, consisting of two divisions of infantry, which occupied this position, I ordered Gen. Delzons to form, for the attack, the Croat regiment and 84th, upon the left of the road, the first deployed, the second in columns by divisions. A battalion of voltigeuis and 92d, were placed up- on the right in echelon by battalion. The attack commenced— it was brisk, and they were charged with intrepidity. The Croats and 84th obliged the battalions opposed to them to give way. Gen. Huard, who commanded this attack, displayed equal valour and capacity: upon the right the voltigeurs and 92d experienced greater resistance, they had to penetrate through the forest, debouch, and form under the ene- my's fire, who had placed on their left their principal force. It was not without multiplied efforts that Ge. ner d Roussol succeeded in taking a position upon de- bouching trom the wor1 and driving away the enemy. All the valour of the troops, and the obstinacy of the General, were required to succeed in this so difficult attack. Nevertheless, the centre and left, which could not see the slow progress of the right, con- tended in the forest, and pursued their success. The enemy, who saw their left supported itself, marched the icserve upon the tight, which was more closely pressed. The Croats and 84th wet* in their turn as- sailed. The King of Naples determined upon a vi- gorous charge of cavalry, which arrested the enemy. Chief of battalion, Ricard, with a company of cara- bineers, thre w himself before the mouths of the can- non.— Chief of battalion, Dumay, and Capt. Bonar- dale, with uncommon bravery, maintained the great- est order in the column of artillery . During this time Gen. Roussell debouched from the ( ort^ t, charged the enemy with the 9' 2d in column', and rendered himself master of the position. The Croats and 84th, sup- ported by two battalions of the lOGth, kept in reserve to this moment, regained their first advantages. It was then that every thing was re- established, and we remained masters of the ground which the enemy had so lately contested. After some moments of repose to rally the troops and reform the columns, the ene- my were aagain pursued, and promply driven from all the positions which they still attempted to defend. They were thus brought back till within two leagues of Witepsk, in which the 13th division took a posi- tion about nine in the evening; the i4th was placed upon the road, in a second line, with orders to clear the banks of the Dwina. The guard was also placed in the rear of the right of the 13th division. " On the 27th, your Majesty ordered the cavalry and 4th corps to continue the movement upon Wi- tepsk. On this day the 14th division taok the lead. Gen. of Brigade, Bertrand de Siviay, was detached with the 18th light infantry, and three Companies of Voltigeurs. He seized upon a vill ige occupied by the enemy on the right, and followed the crest of the heights, of which he rendered himself master. The remaider of the division advanced and formed upon the left of the road, in presence of the army; esta- blished its tillery ; silenced that opposed to it; and forced the Russians to withdraw their line fiom the banks of the ravine they occupied behind a burnt bridge.— Gen. Broussier, taking advantage of this retrograde movement ot the enemy, passed the river with his division, formed his regiments by echelons in a double square, under a very brisk - fire of his ar- tillery. The square of the 53d was nearest.— The enemy's cavalry several times endeavoured to charge the squares, but the fire and countenance of this re- giment always checked them. " EUGENE NAPOLEON." FIRST REPORT FROM THE KING OF NAPLES TO TIIE EMPEUOr. " MATTUZZEYO, AUO. 1. " ? RE— I arrived f- om Polotsk, at Beehukovit- schi, • 1 the evening of the 24th, and agreeably tp the instc Lions which were sent me to rejoin the ist corf f cavalry, and with it bear upon Witepsk The . ceroy was to support me. Gen. Nansouty left hi, head- quarters at Baudebova, and 1 rejoined him when he was engaged with the enemy upon the heigh' of Ostrovno, and master of the first postion of eight pieces of cannon, which the advanced guard of B ruver's division had taken. Tiiis success was the result of a brilliant charge of cavalry, executed by Gen. Peri, with equal bravery and skill, notwithstand- ing Gen. Osterman, who had on that morning with all his corps taken a position some hundred toises in the rear, opposed it with infanrry. I made St Germain's division rapidly advance and form his lines by bri- gades, and all his artiliery was properly placed. I then saw at ahout 50 toises distance, a Russian regi- ment of dragoons debouch from a wood, which be « an to form upon the left flank of the foreign brigade with which I then was. To change from front upon the right, charge, overthrow, and al nost entirely destroy it, was but the affair of an instant. A second <- h: irge of Peri's brigade, having at its head Connt Ornano, took plice upon the causeway ; it was arrested by the infantry's fire. " Informed by the prisoners that I hid to contend with the whole of Gen. Ostennart's corps, I ordered Delzon's and Broussier's divisions to march u- ioo the line ; I advanced two battalions of light infantry, and placed them along a small wood which was upon my left, to support my first brigade of cavalry, which the fire of the infantry would necessarily force to retire; upon seeing this movement, about three battalions marched from their left to the front of my cavalry, to meet these two battalion?. I ordered them to be charged ; they were obliged to retire with consider- brigade, htrrassel in its march, did iitf arrive at its position till 1 1 at m? fi\ On the o'h.* r side, on the road to Sehej, the 5I! T bria^ We of light c 1- valry met with two squadron; of dragoons of Rilja, which General Caster ci'. is?. J to Be charg- J, and from whom he'tiade some pri- onefs. The result of the different rec( wrw* nc< » s which were pushed on all th^ debouches, on the 29 h, was, that- General ltonrenosr occupied Vilen'soni with 4000 infantry, the regiment of hussar; " f Grodno, two regiments of en& acki of 500 hofs « e* eh, six pieces of horse artjHerv, and 12 pi- cs of foot artillery; and th lt Prince Wittgenstein, who had been pined hv Prince1 R" pnin. occupied Kokonow > n ' Osvi On the Siftrh, in the mop-, ing. T hefran my march fair mi, wi h ( he loss. I- wished to maintain this position till thearriv- j 5th brigade ' of iigrhr cavalry, and the first divisiot- 1 of Delzon's division ; but the enemy marched by !• of infan'ry. The 2d divisi m, and the cuirassiers' followed the movemen', arid favour of a wood which was upon my right, ten or | twelve battalions, and shetysd a disposition to attack ' my right, a movement which would necessarily hare compelled me to abandon my positions. Two of these batt: Jions had already debouched, and forced the brigade on the right to give way. Two other battalions debouched on my left upon a regiment of cuirassiers and the 9th lancers. Almost at the same time these four battalions were charged and destroyed. Delzon's division now being arrived, I ordered it to march along the Dwina, and take a position that would threaten the rear of the Russians: this move- ment alone stopped the enemy on my right, who were eager to recall their batttalions to the centre, to cover their retreat, which they effected the same in- stant. The two battalions of the 8th light infantry repulsed two or three charges of the enemy's infan- try, and constantly covered the front of my line.— The artiliery did the greatest injury to the enemy : if fired 1,500 discharges, at half- shot- distance. " Such, Sire, is the exact account of the battle of Ostrovno ; of which the results have been, the taking of eight pieces of cannon, 7 or 800 prisoners, and at least 5 or 6,000 Russians killed and wounded.— Your Majesty may judge of the loss of the enemy, by passing over the field of battle. " I am, Sire, your Majesty's most affi- ctionate brother. JOACHIM NAPOLEON." SECOND REPORT OF THE KINO OF NAPLES. « • Mattuzzevo, 2d August, 5 in the Morning. " SIRE,— I received in the night, between 25th and 26th July, a dispatch from your Majesty, accord- ing to which I was to make a strong reconnoisince upon the enemy, with a considerable qu intity of ar- tillery, and the division Delzons, which was to sup- port it I put in motion all the first corps of the re- serve of the cavalry, and two battalions of infantry.— My advanced guard met with the rear guard of the enemy at about two leagues from Ostrovno. They were advantageously posted behind an extremely steep ravine ; they had infantry and cavalry, and were co- vered on their front and flanks by thick woods; seve- raJ cannon- shot were exchanged.— The'two battalions ' were sent to stop the infantry, which already made the cavalry retrogade. In the mean time the division Delzons arrived. Here the part of the cavalry was naturally to have concluded. The Viceroy made his j dispositions and marched- upon the enemy. The ra* i vine was passed.— The brigade of foreign cavalry had passed the Dwina, protected our left flank, and de- bouched in the plain. The rest of the light division marched upon the causeway, in proportion as the Viceroy repulsed the infantry of the enemy. The. cuirassiers were left in reserve behind the ravine, and their cannon placed in battery. My right was cover, ed by immense woods. The enemy were vigorously led to the second position behind the ravine, where, no doubt, were their reserve. He was 1- epulsed a se- cond time, and a second time renewed the attack. I perceived confusion ; I ordered a charge of cavalry against a column of infantry which was marching au- daciously in the plain. The brave Poles rushed on4 the Russian battalions— not a man escaped— not one was made prisoner— the last men were killed even in ( lie woods. The pas de charge was immediately beaten in all the square battalions of your Majesty's infantry, add Gen. Gerardin, who led the battalions of the left, received orders to make a change to the right and incline on the grand chaussee, on the rear of the enemy. All the battalions who were imme- diately on the right executed the same manoeuvre, i and Gen. Pire inclined with the 8th hussars to the right, and vigorously charged the whole left of the enemy, which owed its safety to the woods and ra- vines which retarded our march. The whole divi- sion followed the movement on the causeway; the cavalry debouched on the heights, in front of the five or six regiments of cavalry which I had caused to be cannonaded. It was in this position that your Ma- " esty found me, and whence you caused me to pursue the enemy, who was led with drums beating to a ra- vine about a league and a half from Witepsk. " Here is, Sire, an account of the affair of the 26th, in which, according to the repoits of all the prisoners and deserters, the enemy suffered still greater losses than on the preceding evening. One may bold. ly state their loss at from 2500 to 3000 killed ; an immense number of them has been wounded; your Majesty scarcely lost any body. ( Signed) JOACHIM NAPOLEON." FTLFOAT OF THE MARSHAL DUKE OF REC3GIO TO THB PRINCE MAJOR- GENERAL. Biala, July 31, eleven at night. MONSEIGNEUR— I have the honour to inform your Highness, that, on the 28rh, I put the troops of this corps d'armie on their march for Sebej.— The 5th brigade of light cavalry, and a battalion, took a position the same day at the ford of Saro- china, where I caused a bridge to be established. The ist and 2d divisions of infantry encamped between Biala and Sipochlna. The 3d division of infantry set out from Drisna, and took a position at Lozowka. The 6th brigade of light cavalry, which was charged to cover the march of this di- vision, was attacked towards evening by 14 or 1500 hussars of Grodno, or cossacks, who had passed the Drissa at the ford of Valentzoui. The 8th regiment of light horse, which met ihis attack almost alone, suffered a loss of nearly 80 horses( th-.' ugh the/ fought with much courage. Thi . tjroic a position at Glovitschnui and Sak- dii sa. [ lef' th" .1! d'rvi- ion of infantry to pHard the ford ftf Siv. ochinos • unit I assisted ih- 6 h brigade of light cavalry to ob- serve the fords of Zarnowsee and Valentsotji. 1 On arriving at Kleatsoui about eleven ir, the morning, I pushed som? light troops updn Jiko- i- bovn, through which the road hat leads to O*'- veia and Kostonovo parses. Thev met an enerm' « patrole, which thev repulsed. General took a position at J k ' ubovo with thr> U5 h lurht, 56' h of the line, and 24th of horse c'n i- seurr. t gave him orders to send recnnnoissan " es upon Se- voiana. In the mean time the 23 I horse chas- seurs, whom I had sent on the road 10 Sebej, brought me a very young Officer of th<> Russian Staff, who was coming from Seb j to I\ i its on, where General Wittgenstein had appoin'ed a ren- dezvous. Soon after, the grand gnard of this re- giment took an Aid- de- Camp of th it G'neral, who was likewise coming from Seb'j, and who was the bearer nf some insignificant pipers and s'atements of the situation of the artillery only. About four in the afternoon, I was informed thjt my reconnoissance had returned, and that the enemy advanced in force upon Jakoubovo. They debouched, in fafl, and the engagement began wiih the 26" h light, vshich tn^ le the finest de- fehce, and which the Russians were not able to dislodge from the village. The enrmr endea- voured particularly to threaten the flank of ths line, by making themselves roasters of a large wood on the left of the hollow in which the vi l ige of Jakoubovo is situated. Gen. L- grand threw into it the 56th of the line, against which : h? Riis. sians sent a great force without being abl" to shake it. The brigade of General Maison posted itself in echellons, in support of the first line. 1' c nilrd not, in a situation closed in on one side by a thick wood, and on the other by houses, place in bart'- ry more than twelve pieces of cannon. The basin on the other side being open to the enemy, he could make use: of more than triple the artillery, and deployed considerable forces. T11 the mead time the battle was maintained without the least advantage till tea io the evening; I brought up the division of General Verdier, which was plac- d in reserve. As to the cuirassiers, I left them vn the rear, as, from the nature of the ground, it was impossible to make use of them. I thought that the obj ' ft of the enemy being to incline upon Sebej to cover the road to Petersi burgh, he would not obstinately attempt to de- bouch by Kliatstou ; but . scarcely had the morn- ing begun to break, when they renewed their at- tacks. After a prodigious fire of artillery, they attacked the castle of Jakonbovo, and were already in the court, when the 26th light attacked at the pas de charge, killed 300 men with the bayonet, took 500 prisoners, and pursued the remainder into the woods. The affair being ternrn. i?" d, it appeared to me that the enemy was too well post- ed to be attacked with any great hope of success: I had besides a defile behind me, and I resolved to manoeuvre to bring him info it. We have had in the two days attacks, three or 4J0 wounded. The enemy has suffered considerably, and we have taken five or 600 prisoners among whom are se- veral Officers, without having lost any ourselves. I am this moment informed, rhat the enemy is endeavouring to make himself master of t ie ford of Drissa, I have given orders to Genetals Al- bert and Caster, appointed to guard i., not to de- fend it. If the enemy passes it, he will do what I could wish him.— I have the honour to be, & c. The Marshal Duke of REGGIO. Biala, August I — l'O at night. MosseiGNECR— Last night, ab » ut 11 o'clock, the enemy made an attack on the trooos app i-. t- ed to guard the ford of Sivochina. They retired as soon as they received orders. The enemy em. ployed the rest of the night in debouching till tha break of day, when th 7 found thems'- Les in a condition to attack. They were expetfrd. The firing began by a cloud of tiralleuts, followed by columns, which advanced on our positions, beat- ing the charge and uttering loud cries; but the fire of our artillery, which was perfeflly well placed, and as well seiv. ed, quickly moderated their ardour, and soon obliged them to deploy. In the mean time our columns formed, and the three divisions were so disposed as to replace each other successively. Every thing being ready, I ordered a charge in each division. The Russians at first made a lively but useless resistance. They were overthrown in a moment, and driven into the Drissa ; leaving in our power 14 pieces of cannon, IS caissons, and more than 3000 prisoners. For more ihan tfiree quarters of a league, ihrough which thry wire driven to the river, the, ground was coveted with their dead. I have seen few fit- ids of bu. le which have presented so great a carnage. The division of General Legrjtid has had tha principal share in ihis aition. 1 afterw* ds or. dered General Verdier to pn sue the ent m ; and he drove ihem wuli a. prodigious loss to the drs. tsnce of three leagues from ths field of battle, ua the road from Sebtj. ( Fott Kntipunthri see ttcendpage.) " J"!' ® BELFAST COMMERCIAL CHU. ONICLE. FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS. ( In continuation from First Page•) 3d, and The enemy his lost, from the 30th to the 4000 prisoners, and at least 4000 in killed wounded. From us they have taken no prisoners. On nnr pa t, the Generals, Officers, and troops, h? ve displayed the greatest bravery : t1 e light cavaW, under the orders of General Castex, made several opportune charges, and w ith much siiccess. I will hereafter lay before your Highness the names of the General Officers, and others, who have particularly distinguished themselves, and for whom I solicit the favour of the Emperor. > I havp the honour to he, See. Ti e Marshal Duke of REGGIO. BATTLE OF SALAMANCA. PARIS, AUG. 21.— We have received letters from Spain, which contain interesting details of the affair which took otac- in the neighbourhood of Salamanca, on ( he 22d of July. Perhaps the Eng- lish army was never so near complete destru< 3ion. The wound which the Duke of Ragusa received in th<* field of battle caused a moment of indecision, which alone saved the enemy from total defeat. The English General I. e Marchant was killed in the battle : Sir William Beresford, Generals Cole, Cotton, Leith, and Alten, ate among the wounded. Several of the English regiments were cut in pieces. The loss suffered by th* English army so weak- ened it. that it was lirt able to prevent the French from regaining their former positions, in * » h'ch they are waiting rein foremen! s. Our army has brought i>. Mi it all its artillery and baggage. On the 2kh the English caval'y wished to at. tack pur rear, where the 69th regiment of the line was nlaced. This, brave regiment firm'y waited the charge, and repulsed the enemy, who retired w ith a considerable loss in men and horses. We ire assured ' bat in this charge Gen. Cotton, Com- mander in Chief of the cavalry was wounded — Many prodigies of valour were performed in these different a& ior. s. Among manv other traits of heroism, is mentioned that of a French Officer of the 112th regiment, who, having personally at. tacked an Englishman who carried a flag, took it, cutting off his arm. Since its arrival on the Douro, the French army has been daily fortifying itself, and receiving rein- forcements ttf troops from Vittoria and Madtid. BONAPARTE'S BIRTH- DAY Particulars with respect to the Celelration of Bonaparte's Birth- Jay, from the Journal de L'Empire. At noon, the Empress, surrounded by the La- dies and Officers of her Household, proceeded to the State- room, where the Grand Chamberlain had introduced the Great Officers of the Crown, the Ministers, the Great Officers of the JSmpire, the Grand Eagles of the Legion of Honosur, the Princes of the Confederation, and all the other pe^ ops who had a right to be admitted. This evening the Grand Master of the Ceremo- nies, pursuant. to the orders of the Empress, caused his Deputy,' Count Scyssel, to condufl to her Ma- jesty the Diplomatic Body, with the accustomed formalities. The audience being over, the Empress went to mass, wlrch was celebrated by Count Ferdinand TSOFAM, her first Almoner, and followed by the Te Dem. » ' After mass there was a grand audience in the apartments of the Emperor, where the Empress found assembled the GreJt Bodies of the State, the persons who bad been presented, ' he Officers of the Imperial Guard, j< nd those of the garrison. In the evening, a/ ter the p'ay, the concert, and the fire- works, the Empress was attended to her apartments by the'Gi eat Officers of the Crown, apd the Ladies and Officers of her Household. She then set off for St. Cloud, where she slept. of benevolence, and every virtue, and that of the i infant King, the hope of a great nation, and who will be one day employed in promoting the hap- piness of our descendants. j Thus every thing combines to excite the en- thusiasm, to consecrate the sentimnts of a people whom genius and victory have raised to empire. What incentives to gratitude and admiration ?— How dear should that day be to our hearts which giving birth to Napoleon the Great, gave to France a Sovereign and a father, to Poland a liberator, and to civilized Europe an all- powerful protector.— ( Journal de Paris, August 15. J BERLIN, AUG. 8— We learn from Konigsberg, that the convoys laden with provisions for the French army in Poland, and which had been embaiked upon the Niemen, have received orders to halt, as such a quantity of provisions has been found in the maga- zines, riyt the army is supplied for some time. CONSTANTINOPLE, JULY 17.— Every thing an- nounces that the peace with Russia will not be rati- fied. Although Prince Itulinski arrived here in June, he has not yet been permitted to enter the city. It is the same with respect to Mr. Liston, who has obtain- ed his mission to reside at Pera. The Grand Scipnior has forbidden his Minister to have any diplo- matic communication with these two Ambassadors.— Gen. Andreossi, Ambassador from France, is impa tiently expected. He will arrive at Constantinople on 25tli July.' AMElIcl LONDON, Thursday, August 28. Th ® same sentiment animates to- day every heart in the empire, every where the birth- day of our Sovereign is celebrated with transport. This fpoch, so dear to every Frenchman, will never be erased Iron! their memory. They will address to Heaven sincere prayers, for the happiness cf a So- vereign who delivered them from the yoke of anarchy, and for the prosperity of his august Family. While the French eagle is triumphing on the banks of the Dwina, and a generous nation, re- assured, by his presence, re- enters on the enjoy- ment of its rights and dignity— while England, the eternal enemy of France, a prey to intestine troubles, sees the reins. of Government in th^ bands of a Prince, without ability or energy, the citizens of the great empire_ never here speak of battles unaccompanied by victory, and live at peace under the protection of a wise, jinn, and' libera) Goverrment. Tranquil, amidst a troubled world, Erance brings before our fancy those fortunate Isles which are said to rise amidst the ocean, and enjoy a permanent calm, wl/ ie the tempest roars at a distance, and dark clouds, broken only fey the forked lightning's glare, enwrap the horizon. • Formerly the seat of war used to be on our frontiers, sometimes even on our territoi y. , The labours of agriculture were- suspended,' the arts languished, ; md a trembling people saw their fate hung upon the event of a siege or a bat- tle. Now every man attends in peace to. his wonted occupation, or takes an active'part in pub- , lie festivals. , • J The cultivator sows and reaps in security; th? j arts, protected with discernment, are constantly I progressive-, our cities are embellished, Jirfp'erial 1 One of the most formidable evils which must necessarily result from the refusal of the frail Government of Old Spain to admit of the media- tion of the British in the disputes between the Mother Country and her Colonies, will be the in- fluence, which the Government of the United States is likely to acquire gradually over the whole Continent of South America. The artful and ambitious policy of the M IBISON faction is fully developed in the following short narrative, of what has been effected through their intrigues in the Caraccas, and we expect to hear of similar ac- tivity displayed in the other dependencies of Spain across the Atlantic. It is long since the Federalists have charged the American President with a se- cret intercourse with France, having for its basis the mighty project of consolidating the Eastern and Western Hemispheres into two great Em- pires. Napoleon to be Emperor of the EAst, and Madison Emperor of the West! Ridiculous as the project may appear, the following statement gives it the colouring of probability :— " Immediately after the earthquake that spread such ruin and horror at the Caraccas, the Ameri- can Executive sent over a Mr. Scott, as their Agent, with succours to the amount of £ 50,000 in stores and provisions— and with the promise of further assistance, both of arms and provisions. They have done the same thing in other of the Spanish Settlements, and the impression that it has made may be easily conceived. Mr, Scott has shewn his credentials, and has expressed to the Respectables of the Federal Union of Vene- zuela his hope that the ships and vessels of the American States will be received into their ports on the footing of the most favoured nation— that : s. the same duties will be charged on them as on the English ; and there is no doubt but that this will be granted, particularly as General Miranda is empowered to treat with them for succours. " The Priests through thf whole of the Federal States of Venezuela have taken advantage of the dreadful earthquake, and have worked on ' he sr. perstition of the people, by saving, that it was a severe visitation of Providence for their having been disloyal to their legitimate Sovereign. Fer. dinand VII. and in the rage of c vi} war this cry has had considerable success, " On the 2.6 th of April, General Miranda was named by the Executive Power of the Union, Ge- neral in Chief of the whole Confederation of Vene- zuela, with power to adopt whatever measures he might deem necess- try for the safety of their ter. ritory, invaded by the enemies of American liberty, and subjefl to no other law but that of the salva- tion of the country. By this instrument the Su. preme Power of the Union conferred the natural and extraordinary powers on him with which they were invested by the National Representatives on the 4th of April. " Two days after, Executive Power and Chamber of Representatives of Caraccas approved of the nomination of General Miranda to the com. mand of the Army of the Confederation. " On the 19th of May, General Miranda, Com- mandet- in- chief of the army of Venezuela, Juan German Roscio, Deputy from ' be Federal Execu- tive Power, arid Jose Vicente Mercader and Fran- cisco Talavefa, Deputies from the Chamber of Representatives of the Province of Caraccas, hav. ' ing met at Maracay, at the request and invitation of General Miranda, for the purpose of taking the defence of the country and the establishment of their liberty into consideration, and the ascertain- ing the respeilive funflions of the civil and rriiii- tary government, they came to the following Re- solutions :. I. That Martial I. aw be published, and thst the Gem r- alissimo hive power to nominate exclusively whatever mili- tary Cemmanders he may think necessary to establish in the f towns, distriiSls. or departments of the country, advising the i Government of the Union, and the different Provincial Go vernments of these nominations; and that all Magistrates Shall- give them the necessary assistance in the di* chnrge of their duties, ami consider themselves in every thing apper- taining to the security and defence of the Stare, und> r the di- rection of the Military Chiefs.— The military powtrt of t'-. e Chiefs consist in levying and arming' troop » , and sending them to the army, providing for the maintenance of the same, establishing means of defence in their jurisdictions, oiaimuining the public spirit, proc> e ing militarily in execu- tttn of the last Decree of the Executive Power of che Union, agajn^ t traitors and suspe& cd persons, & c, H. That beside' the powers committed to the Gcneral- in- The last ten da's' fair weather has providen- tiallv put the abundant Hirvest of England out j of all dinger: ThWheat ' of the Eas'ern and Home Districts is entirely got in. and so it is throngho- it mos' of the Southern C ' Unties. The French fleet in the harbour of Toulon, readv for sea, consists of 18 sail of the line and ten frigates. They have likewise two line of battle ships ready for launching. About 16 sail of the line and some frigates came out of Toulon a few days before the Wizard sailed, in order to exercise ; but on our appearing anxious to pay our respects to them, they all turned into port. Yesterday his Highness the. Duke of Bruns- wick gave a grand dinner to his Rnyal Hiphness the Duke of Cambridge, Louis XVIII. all the French Princes, the Spanish Ambassador, and a large party, at his residence at Belmont House, Vauxhall. An appl! cat: on was made yesterday morning, at the Alien Office, for passports for sfvoral Gentle- men arrived in the American ship Miry Ann, to proceed to Town, when the applicants were in- formed they could not be granted— that an order j1 went down to Deal last night, respeftitig the MJ- ': ry Ann, which lately , irri » ed from France with about 100 passengers on board, belonging to d f- j ferent nations, for the purp se of preventing any persons bping landed from her; but also specify. f ing, that Americans arriving from F ance, and intending to proceed direftly to America, should be suffered to proceed if they could obtain a vessel to carry them, but without landing j if they CAP- not obtain such vessel, they are to be sent back i again to France in a cartel. Mr. Foster, prior to his departure from the United States granted several licences to American j ships to proceed wi h stores and provisions to the i West India Islands, urged to this measure by the j necessities under which the Colonies have laboured : from our unfriendly situation with regard to Ame- ; rica. We hear from St. Fetersburgh that the Emperor j had arrived there from Moscow,' and would return i again to the army in a few days. The Russians were j in good spirits ; and expect, if the French advance j into Russia proper, that they will leave their bones I there. It is somewhat remarkable, that it was not i known on the 1st of August, at St. Petersburg!), that , peace had been concluded with England $ nor had j there at that time been any change in the1 situation of British subjects or property in Russia. The London Papers of the 2S'h are the latest j that have reached us in reg" lar course? but the ' following is given from the Patriot, as the antici- pati n of Saturday's Journals : SECOND EDITION. Courier- Office, Tiun o' Clock. A letter was this morning p- ceive 1 at Apsley- hous^ from Capt. Malcolm, of the Rliin, dated the 14th inst. from the co. st of Spain, which concludes with the following postscript. » " MOKE GLORIOUS . NEWS FUOM LORD WELLING- TON." No particulars are stated, nor any thing beyond the postciipt we have given. munificence encourages all that is noble and use- i chief by Executive Power of the Union, he isejpressly ml, and the powerful hand which drives," through ! « l ™ P? w » <! drf'" « dreffiy with foreign nations, ai d with • , . , , , . ' cl 1 I that part of America « iot under the bpatnh dominion, with their o'vn deseits, the barbarians of the north,-! „ lw * reguUting whatever a^ iJanc. be ... ay dremuc- : mparts a salutary motion to all the springs of I oessary for tffetlefence of." the State, giving all account of his Government, and establishes at once . the piosper. j proceedings to the Government of the Onion, itv cf Europe and the Great Enipire. While the Emperor, leads our invincible leginns ' nbnttle, his genius is in the midst cf its. All that j surrounds us, all that rc admire, brings'him to ' rnir recollection. Has he not left among us all- that he holds most dear ? Precious deposit! over which every Frenchman affectionately watches, i How pleasant are those unanimous acclama-; , ' ipnwhich announce the presence of the daugh- ters of til:? Ctkxr*, model ai she u cf candour, f SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, AUGUST 38. Wednesday, a sample of new wheat was shewn at the Cross, in fi e order; though only cut the day before, it will be ready for delivery next week. It is the produce of Mr. Wauchope of Edmonstone's estate. The wheat harvest h'gan on Monday, « n Mr. Hope's firm, F » nton Barns, and promises to be abundant. It « ill be general next week, of Course there will be a demand for reap rs. Last week, a servant maid, on some frivolous and groundless pretence, left her master's house in St. Andrew's- sqtiare, and then brought a claim for board wages. This case was heard before the Magistrates as Justices of the Peace for the city, on Tuesday last, when, on examining two of the servants own witnesses, who proved that she had refused to da some work which her mistress de- sired her to perform, they dismissed her claim.—. The presiding Judge observed, that servants ought at all times to be civil ai- J submissive, but espe- cially at presept. when it was considered that they were :. n truth the only class of the community who did not feel the very high price of provisions,— Their wages were not redtsced— the quantity of provisions allowed them was the same— no more labour was demanded from them new, when meal was 3s. id. each peck, than when it was only 1/.; and that however much disposed the Magistrates were on all occasions to protefl servants from « p- ptession, vet thfy were also determined to dis- courage that spirit of dis. iatisfa. 3ion and disobedi. ence amongst them, which, notwithstanding the many advantages they enjoyed, instead of dimi- nishing, seemed daily to increase. RSI. FAST C lURSE OF EXCHANGE, & 0. AvG 28.— Belfast ou London ( 2Ids.) 9 per cent. Belfast on Dublin ( 61 ds.) 1 pe- cent. Belfast on Glasgow 7f per cent. tK'sn, Auo. 19.— 3\ per cent. Gov Deb. 71fJ —— .5 per cent. Ditto 100J Knrnsii, A': r„ 17— S per cent. Consols for Acc. 56j Aim. 1!>— Dub. on Lon. 9 j | Avo. 17.— Lon. onDub. fl} ARRIVED. MAILS SINCE OUR LA8T. DOI 1 Br D5NAGHAKEI I 2 Sr DUBLIN 0 BELFAST* JJ'tdncsday, September 2, 1812. • Ift another part of this day's Paper, we have given, at lull lergth, the Official Reports present- ed to the French Emperor, from the Generals who commanded his army in the late aflion with the Russians. Even according to the French ac- eounts, it will be seen, that the Russians prove themselves no insignificant opponents to Bona- parte's " grand armies," who seem to be put out of their usual mode of warfare, and to be sub- jefied to difficulties they had not calculated upon. We are anxious for a confirmation of the intelii- 3. Thai on account of the ntces.-, isy of regulating the re. ver. ues of Confederation, afid the Province of Caiaccat, and giving credit and circulation to the paper- money, and f* tnl.' lishing Provincial Banks, ai^ consequently giving an im( ulse to the general prosperity and delence ot che State, i: becomes recrs. iry to name an enlightened subject, to wliom the diredHon and reflation of tins important tal jed shall : e conta; nc( j jn , he Second Edition of the Cur. be imrusted. • . b . . 4. j'hat Antonio Fernandez de Lewi i « the subjtilcbarg- !; respondent, and should it reach US in sufficient trl with this important organization, to wliuse notice Geral- j tjn, f| shall gladly Stop the Press to communicate <! o Patrulln m> d Juan- EHcvair. Kchczarid, « re nrsonuueuded jj . r a on account of tfcfir information. ' » the important fail. London, Saturday, Ati^ ust 29. We communicated yesterday the Postcript of a letter from Captain Malcolm, of the R'hin, on the coast of Spain, dated on the lkh instant.— < l More glorious news from Lord Wellington." I is supposed by some of our contemporaries, that Captain Malcolm alluded merely to the capture of ValladoliKnow ing nothing more than that such a letter with such a postscript Was received, we are not able to say that the supposbion is er- roneous. But it should appear as if it alluded to an affair of which intelligence had just been re- ceived, r ther than to an event which had occurred 15 days before the date of the letter. However, we do not mean to lay much stress upon this. We have as yet only the arrival of the Stag from Cor- unna, with the report of a second viftory brought by thj Cant- ain of the Stag, and transmitted also, as we hear, to the owners of that ship, Messrs- Cement and Nicolle, of Jersey, by their Corres- pondent. There is besides, this P. S. of Captain Malcolm's letter. Nothing more is known ; there are no arrivals of a later date from Corunna, nor from anv other part of Portugal or Spain. It is said by one of our contemporaries that Captain M dcolm could only receive the common rumour which prevailed at Corunna, and that it made no part of his duty to examine its claim to truth. But the report did not prevail at Corunna till af- er the date of this letter— of course the wri- ter could not have received it from Corunna Captain M. belongs to the squadron under the command of Sir Home Popham, on the Northern coast of Spain, which is now, we believe, off Bil- bba.' Bilboa is much nearer the scene of Lord Wellington's operations than Corunna. A rum- our that would reach Corunna on the 16th, might very well travel to Bilboa by the 14th. In stat- ing these things, we do not desire to be consider, ed as pledging ourselves by any means to the truth of the report. Our readers know just as much as we do— they have all the evidence we have, and most of them too, no doubt, have what we have, a great proneness to believe every rumour favourable to the Bdtish arms, especially when they are cammmdedWy a Wellington.— Courier. GOTTENBURGH MAIL. RIG A, AUGU3T S. The General Count Wittgenstein has on the SOth and 31- st of July, at Dwor Jakibora, between Folotsk and Sebesch, tstally defeated Marshal Oa. dinot's corps, and pursued him to Polotsk, Where he will be under the necessity of returning back over the Dwina : 3000 men, two pieces of artillery, and the greatest part of the baggage, have fallen into the viflors' hands. Count Wittgenstein is now in pursuit of Macdonald, to liberate Courland and Livonia from their oppressors. This vj& ory has inspired our troops with redoubled courage, and their ardour the liberty of their native country is great; and as this ardour goes hand in hand with valour, no army scraped together from several na- tions, and differing in their religion, manners, and opinions, shall dare to oppose eur disciplined | troops, who are animated by patriotism, and not j compelled by force, and whose most ardent desire j is to be revenged of their enemies. The enemy ; s on the western banks of the Dwina, at the dis- tance of 20 worsts from the fortress of Riga; his force is estimated at about 15,000 men. General Grand Jean's corps is at Jacobstedt, on the western side of the Dwina, and is endeavouring to throw a bridge across the said river to Kreutzberg.— Riga is in a most excellent state of defence, and has certainly no danger to fear. The Command, ant, General Essen, has detached a number of troops to attack the right wing of the Prussian army, and cut off the Prussian General Gravert from Mittau, in which place there is but a very in- considerable garrison. On the 29th July the corps of General Barclay de Tolly and Prince Bagration joined each other on the confines of the Government of 6molenski.— Throughout Russia glows a patriotism which has but few examples in history, every citizen offering himself to become in some wise useful to the state. The youth vie with each other for the glory of be- coming the defenders of their nation. Husbands fly to arms and leave their wives and children, in the joyful hope of releasing them from the power of their tyrants, and all appear united in the same sentiments, that when their native country is in danger, all private interests should be sacrificed to it. We have at Riga received the intelligence that the inhabitants of Germany are now wishing to see that moment arrive, when theys hall be enabled to throw off the yoke which they so long have sighed for in vain ; and that they are waiting with impa- . tience an opportunity of so doing is not to be won- j dered at, they having so long been used as tools iu \ the hands of the disturber of the world.— Bitang till Post Tedningar, Aug. 16. r i AMSTERDAM, AUGUST 7. In the night between 27th and 28th of July, | the enemy disembarked about fifty men near Cars. : linewzyhl, Department of the eastern Ems, and seized a small aimed vessel, on board of which, at the moment, t here were but two men. Immedi- ately pursued by the treops and Custom- house [ 1 officers, they lost two men taken prisoners, and the launch, on board of which were found 12 musksw and pistols, and 12 sabres. The following night the English appeared be- fore the island of Spickeroog, lanJed 120, and at the same time, briskly attacked at the { our sidts the fort which defends this inland. The garrison, which consisted of only 40 men, made so vigorous a resistance, that the enemy wr- je forced to re- imbark with the loss of sevsn men, and many arms— Correspondent, Au:. II, DEFEAT OF THE FRENCr. Dublin Correspondent OJicr, T<-. uo o'Cl fi. Intelligence has been received . from the Baltic, of the French having suffered a compltMt defeat from the Russians Under Prince Bagralion. Se* veral vessels from^ rte Baltic have arrived in the English ports, that* bring grateful rumours to this effefl ; but it is said that the frigate dispatched by Admiral Martin, with the official accounts of the battle, has not yet arrived. The substance of' the intelligence thus emmu. nicated is, that the Russians under Bagra: ion at- tacked the left and centre of the French army, and after a sanguinary battle, completely succeeded in breaking the enemy, and killing, wounding, and making prisoners 18. Q00 of their Eugene Beauharnois is reported to be among the prisoners. Intelligence so valuable, in every po'nt of con. templation, we anxiously hope, a little titne may confirm in the fullest degree. SECOND EDITION, Correspondent- Office, Four o' Clock. The intelligence which we stated undsrr our Stop. Press head, we are happy to say, derives some confirmation from the London Papers of Saturday last, received in town by Express. A Gottenburgh Mail has reached London, with ac- counts, that on the 16th, 17th, and 18 h, the bat- tle between the Russians and French continued ; the former commanded by Prince Bagratian, the latter by Bonaparte in person. The two first days the fate of the battle seemed inclined - to- wards the French, but on the last day the Rus- sians made a great effort, and succeede I in rout- ing the enemy, killing and wounding 18,000, and making 15,000 prisoners, among whom was Eu- gene Beauharnois. The enemy lost all their bag- gage and ammunition, and several pieces of car « non. The frigate with the dispatches from Ad- miral Martin, had not reached Harwich on S. ar turday. ' WAR BETWEEN- Ar. Gjntts ASP AMEIUCA Tn part of our Monday's publication, we were en- abled to announce this intelligence to our readers. — Tn the present state of affairs, it cantiot he looked upon as a circumstance of much importt ance, but, as a feature of the times, it is nevei the- less interesting. The Fact is communicated in the following extract of a Letter from Gibraltar, dated 5th September: " Mr. Lear, the American Ambassador to Algiers, arrived here vesterday, in the American ship Allegany, the Dey having declared War against the United States about two weeks before ; alleging, as a cause, that the stipulated contribu- tion had not come forward in due time, and that many articles, expected by the Allegany, had not been received." No further intelligence has been received with respecl to the news from Corunna, cf a second viftory reported to have been gained by Lord. Wel- lington. A Postscript to a letter from the army, dated the4th inst. sa>;—" We march to. morn> w." From this it appears, that the British Commander had some operation in contemplation, which we . shall be very happy to find has terminated in an- other viflory. » It is somewhat singular, that nsither the Bulle- tins, nor the French Papers, have taken any notite of the restoration of peace between this country aRd Sweden. It is now some months, we believr, since the name of the Crown Prince has been men- tioned in any of the French Journals. We should, at the present jundfure, be very happy to hear of his having landed with a force of 50 or 60,000 men in the rear of the French army, where his presence might produce the most important con- sequences. According to the statement of the French army, printed by Bonaparte for the use of his Generals, it consists of 122 regiments of infantry of the line, of five battalions each, and each battalion about 600 men } 32 regiments of light infantry ; and 75 regiments of cavalry; amounting altogether to 528,400 men. Artillery an. d Engineer depart- ments 50,100. The auxiliary troops in the service of France, including cavalry, infantry, and artil- lery, amount tn 107 700 men ; grand total 656 200 men. In 1806, the effective force of the Fi'ench army was estimated at 467,000 mm, Advices from the Brazils mention, that the British ships of war have captured about twenty Portuguese vessels with slaves, and this within the bays and harbours of the Portuguese settle- ments. We can hardly receive this piece of news in its present shape; for although, if any thing could justify a departure from the latter of any privilege or exception, recognized in a treaty, it would be when taken to suppress every remnant of this unhallowed trade, still we doubt that any of our naval officers could have proceeded so tar, without instructions from Government. The HARVEST Several fields r. f excellent wheat have, within these few days, been cut down in the neighbourhood of this town, and the pro- duce we understand, is represented as abundant. If the present favourable weather continues, thc- ra is every appearance of the harvest being juctt/ general in this distriff next week. Mr. Sadler, the xronaut, who is now exhibiting his Balloon in the Rotunda, Dublin, has mtin:., i- ed bis intention ot ascending, in a sBwc timtyfr'fira that city, » od crossing the Irish Channel t< i EB". land. .: ^ BELFAST COMMERCIAL CHU. ONICLE. BELFAST COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. We are happv to observe, that measures are immediately to be adopted for ere& ing these pub- lic buildings, and the situation chosen for that purpose, ' he end of Donegall- street, facing the Exchanee- R/ ioms, is so central and appropriate, that if they are executed on a neat and judicious plan, which we have no doubt they will, must be. com" an ornamcn to the Town, and a gratifying proof of itrra* id improvement in commercial ; m- po tance. Such was the laudable degree of public spirit evinced on this occasion, that the subscrip- tion of £ 20,000, in 200 shares, was filled up in about two diys— By an Advertisement in this Paper, a Mpf'nf of the Subsciibers, to form a Committee of Management, we find, is to be held on Tuesday next. MKLANCHOLY ACCIDENT— On Monday F- e'n- niffb/, a sea. Turin? man, named Charles Johnston, of Irvine. in Scotland, who bad been impressed some time before, and was on board the tender, IKW lyirj; in the loch, was unfortunately drown, ed in attempMtifr to e cape frfcm that vessel. The bndv was oMy found last Sunday evening, on the bank near Mr. Edwards's fmndery. On Monday, Mr . Tames Stewart, the coroner, held an inquest, when it appeared in evide' C", that the deceased, « n Monday se'ooight, to^ k the opportunity of the tender's boat being away, to slip into the water from the bow of that vessel; but although the distance was short, it b ing ebb tide, the current , wn to strong in the channel, he was not able to inake the npoosite bank. Charles Miclean, a fisherman, being n? ar, was railed on by the crew of the tender to pick up Johnston, who was then swimming ; Maclean immediately rowed up to the place, and laid down his oars to take hold of Jfthns'on ; but the strength of the current forccd Maclean's boat awav, and when he got his oars out, and rowed back again, Johnston had sunk. Maclean deposed, that he saw the deceased drop fcitnself in'o the water, an! that neither gun nor pistol was fired at him by the tender's crew, is had been reported.— The deceased was a young man, bad been about 16 months married, ind had one child j his wife was on board the tender when be went overboard, and saw her husband perish ! — The vcrdift of the jury was— Drowned by accident. Last week in the lower part of the parish of Kil- lead, a dispute took place between two young men, when one struck the other on the head with tlif but of a gun, which fractured hft scull severely. \ W are informed he is since dead, and that the perpetra- tor has been committed to Carrickfergus jail. A few weeks since ns two men were walking in a moss In the neighbourhood of Toonie, they discover- ed a human bead buried a tew inches under the sur- face of the moss. It had been severed from the neck tlose to the scull and under jaw— the features were nearly gone, the lips were on, the jaws were closed, the teeth were entire, and had been remarkably fine, a little hair was on the scull, behind each ear, it was inclining to red. On the circumstance being known, two women recollected having heard a cry of murder, several times one evening after dark, about two years before ; at the time they gave the alarm, and some people went towards where the cry was supposed to proceed from, hut were not able to discover any per. son, and the matter was passed by. No person has Wn missed ( torn that part of the country. Search lias been made through the moss for the body, and considerable exertions have been used to bring this mysterious affair to light, but hitherto to no purpose. The head has been buried. The Treasurer of the House of Industry ac- Jctwvledges to have received, from Messrs. John Kennedy, Jimes Kilfeee, and George Ash, Five Guineas, which they received on a survey, for the Use of said Institution. The Treasurer of the House of Industry has received from a Gentleman ( who desires his name not to be mentioned), for the use of said Institu- tion, £ i, 11;. got for sundry surveys. To tbe EDITOR of tbe BELFAST CHRONICLE. On Saturday last, Joseph alias Robert Watsop, was executed at Downpatrick, pursuant to his sen- tence, for horse stealing. The awful ceremony was deferred until after the post arrived, lest there might have been a respite. The unhappy man seemed to- tally unconcerned at his approaching fate, and ascend- ed the ladder with the utmost firmness. He then with a distinct voice, bfgged that his untimely end might be a warning to those about him. But 6efore he left his cell he persisted in saying he had not stolen the horse, for which he was to suffer ; at Other times he prevaricated, saying he was not the person who had I stolen it, but knew of the robbery. This wretched man was totally illiterate, and altogether ignorant of the principles of. religion ; he seemed determined not to discover on any of his accomplices, and his wish for the hour of execution was evident- The daugh- ter of the unfortunate man, who is about 12 years old, excited universal commisseration, going through the town with looks of undissembled agony, solicit- ing a trifling sum to procure linen to dress her wretch- ed father's corpse. On Saturday se'enniffht Hurson and Schoales, the former for passing forged notes, the 1 ittei' for stealing- heifers, . were executed in front of the new goal, Omagh, pursuant to their sentence at last Assizes. After the many charges from place to place, which tfie general Marker, for supplying the Town,. of Belfast with Flesh meat. Pish, Meal, Potatoes, & « . has untlergone these few yean hack, it is to he lamen'ed, the inhabitants ire. at present - o haHlv accommodated in - he new! ere& ed • Marketplace, while * roing to a Market so infoniten ent to the people in fr- neral. is attended with so much expences, trouble, and loss of time. When it was understood by the inhabitants, that the Markets were to be removed to where t'n- y now are, while they were grieved a: rhe distance, they cherished the hope of being more convni- ntlv nccom. nodatpd, and seeing the manner the Markers were covered in, they perceived they • would be more efie& ilal'y protected from the inclemency of the weather, and the articles in the Mark t better preseved from ' lie same inconvenience, than thev were in the eon- fined dirty hole they we- e placed I rt.- rly. Another great advantage, ( rom the new arrangement was, that a person could get all he articles necessary for his table nearly in one pl- ce. and that by one journey he might m. ke the necessary markets of the day. Hut, contrary to every hope of conve- nience, or accommodation, it is both inconvenient and dan- ger' uf for hot1', buyer and « eller to attend the Marke's of Belfast in their pre « nt Stat.-, and wlple ihe streets around them ciTtinue ur. paved, and the entrances t) them are kept • a dirty as they now are, it wili b • almost impossible to it- tend them in the winter: but their greatest inconvenience and danger are within their walls. Were any person, not acquainted wi'h them, to attend from Still 1" o'clock on Fridays, r any other day in the week, and Me the confused and hampered state of the Markets, he must at once see the necessity there is for an immediate remedy, and that it cannot be passrd through with salety by either isale or female. The farmer is as much inconvenienced as tbe inhabitant; he cannot pass on' yard with ither cart or c » r, ^ ithout being obstiufted or jambed up by another; while the very crib- stones and tie piers supporting the arches through the place, are already wearing nd moulder- ; n„ away by the constant infringements and catching of carts aid cats If, sir, the Market- place could by any means be enlarged, it would be a general advantage to the public, but a more particular advantage to the proprietors of the re- cltimed ground around it, for whose beoefit aline the inha- bitant- of Bdlast, from York- street, Pecer's- hill, and Mill- field, and the mcst remote places of the town, are obliged to repair to Market. I conceive it a duty incumbent on the Sovereign to interfere, and on the proprietor to exert him- jdt, by s;> me means or otber, to enlarge the Market, and to give the people of Belfast, and the farmers, who supply- theiu with the necessaries of life, a safer and more convenient Market- place, else another general Market in the north- ea » t eitretnry of the town must through necessity be established, These suggestions, with the pa « ing of the streets leading tc, « nd around the Varket, I beg leave to submit to the con- sideration " f Sir lid ward May, and tbe Sovereign of tiie 1 own, through the medium of your Paper, honing that they will interfere, for the public • avenience and taeir own fiinte good,—- I am, Sir, AN tHBAHTANT. The following is the General Applotment made at last Assizes for the County of Antrim:— Upper Belfast...*. 9 11 Lower Belfast .... 1297 15 4 Upper Mawrtt- ne.... .... 1551 4 0 Lower Masscreetie,, .... 124S IS 2 Upper Antrim...., .... 111? 0 10 11 S Upper Toome .... 134t 1 9 Lower Toime. .... 899 0 S 19 4 Lower G'enarm .... 518 16 4 S 7 G 4 4 7 16 10 Grand Total .=£ 14,766 9 6 BELFAST SHIP NEWS, The a- med brig Donega l, Courtenay, for London, is de- tained here b\* contrary winds. The Fanny, Martin, for Liverpool, clears on Saturday first. The armed brig Faflor, M'Nieee, is loading at London for this port. The American ship Dryr. de, Captain Bacon, from this port lor New- York, with passengers, arrived safe 17th June. The armed brig Levant, M'Kibbin, sailed for Liverpool on Sunday last. The armed brig Venus, Pendleton, is loading for London, to sail in a few days. The Kelly, M'IIw. iin, is loading for Liverpool, to sail first fair wind after Saturday. The Hawk, M'Cormick, for Glasgow; and the Bee, Rankin, for Dublin, are loading, to sail in a few days. The B-- t> evs, N- ilson, at Glasgow; and the Dispatch, Jameson, at Dublin, are loading for Belfast. PORT OF BELFAST. Quantity of Goorts on Bond, on Saturday the 29ih day of August, 1812. J 5H;) Puncheons, 157 hogsheads Rum. 1 Pipe Biandv. 129 P'pes, 44 hogsheads Portugal Wine. 169 Pipes, 32 hhds. 3 quartet casks Spanish Red Wine. 6 Quarter casks Spanish Whire Winr l: j& Pipes, 110 hogsheads, 34 qr. casks Teneiiffe Wine. 6 Pipes, 1 hopjshead Madeira Wine. IS Hogsheads French Wine, 1083 Hogsheads, 151 tietces, 884 barre'i Blown » i Mus- covado Sugar. 898 Tons, sto bushels Rock Salt. 3ss4 Bushels White or Bay Salt, 830 Hoesheads Tobacco. l6y Bags, 33: tierces, » 75 barrels Coffee, 1 Pipe Onlinary Olive Oil. 100 Bags Pimento. Quantity of Goods on Bond, on Saturday the 22d day of August, 1812. 1547 Puncheons, 162 hogsheads Rum. 1 Pipe Brandy. 159 Pipes, 44 hogsheads Portugal Wine. 173 Pipes, 33 hhds. 3 quartet casks Spanish Red Wine 6 Quarter casks Spanish White Wine 135 Pipes, I to hogsheads, 34 qr. casks Teneriffe Wine. 6 Pipes, 1 hogshead " Vladeiia Wine. 5 Moi- stieads French Wine. 1240 Hogsheads, 184 tieices, » 3I baireli Blown or Mus- covado Sugar. 804 Tons, fi Bushels Rock Salt. ] 5,354 Hushels White or Bay Salt. 81H Hogsheads Tobacco. 168 Baes, 397 tierces, 375 barrels Coffee. 1 Pipe O linsiry Olive Oil. 100 Bags Pimento. BANKRUPTS. James Whelan, of Mary- street, Dublin, Grocer. James Woods, of Stewart's- town, county Tyrone, Soap- Boiler. Stephen Crawford, of Dublin, Merchant. THE SUBSCRIPTIOiV ROR ERECTING BELFAST COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, BEING COMPLETED, 1PHE SUBSCRIBERS are requested to meet on I TUESDAY, 8th September, at ONE o'Clock, in the center Room of the White Linen- Hall, to appoint a Com- mittee for expediting said Buildings, and transa& ing such other business as may appear necessary. 8( 54) Belfast, September 2. VALUABLE BUILDING GROUND, IN PERPETUITY, FOR SALE. TO NN SOLD BY AUCTION, ON THURSDAY, 1, ORober next, at tbe Hour of TWELVE o'Clock, at JAMES HrxoMAH's OJjtce, No. 08, Donegal'[- street, r" pHAT LOT of GROUND in Ballymaoarrett, X CountyofDown, nearly adjoiningthe Foundery, in front to the g!; eat Road to Newtownards 2S0 feet, and extending to the Shore on the Long Strand, with a front thereto of 240 feet, and from front to rear 685 feet. This Lot of Ground would afford a street of 40 feet wide from front to rear, through the middle, and would, inde- pendent of the front Tenements to the Road, give two Fronts for Building, of 685 feet each, with Back Ground, extending in tomo parts 100 feet, and in no part less than 50 feet. No. 2. That LOT of GROUND immediately adjoining the Fouudery Concerns in Ballymacarrett, containing in front to the Newrownards Road 513 feet, and extending back- ward3 011 one side 525 feet, and on the other side 150 feet. This Ground is also in Perpetuity; and can be laid out in Streets, affording several valuable and extensive Fronts. fhe First Lot will be Sold subject to s£ 6 a year; and the Second l. ot to ij. a year for ever. Maps of the Premises, divided into convenient Building Lots, may be sen at the BELFAST COMMVUCIAL NEWS- ROOM; at the Office of Mr. JOSEPH WKIOBT, Attorney, where the Title Deeds may also ke seen; and at the Sub- scriber's Office, Donegall- street. JAMES HYNDMAN, tGC) Public Notary. JOHN HARTLEY BEGS leave to inform his Friends and the Public, that he has commenced Business as SHIP & GENERAL COMMISSION BROICER, in which Line, he trusts ho will be found acStive and attentive to the interests of those who may favour him with their commands. All kinds of Custom- Hotise business transacted with cara and dispatch — He is provided with commodious and exten- sive Stores, which will ba continually open for the reception of Merchandize. Office and Stores, Donegal! Quay. Belfast, 1 Sept. 1812. A smart l. ad, of good Connexions, will be taken as an APPRENTICE. ( 863 TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, In ihe Commercial News- Room, Waring- street, on THURSDAY the 10 th imt. at the Hour ef TWO o'Clock , in ihe Afternoon* HPHE LEASE of the HOUSE & GROUNDS adjoining the Reservoir, now occupied by the Sub- scriber, situate within five minutes walk of Donegali. Place, and free of the Town taxes. The Subscriber's INTEREST in TWO LEASES of BUILDING- GROUND, in Cbichester- street, one having a front to the College, the otber in Queen-' treet. Also, a well- secnred PROFIT RENT of One Hundred and Twenty Pounds per Annum, arising from Tenements in North- street. It is presumed unnecessary to give a particular description of the above- mentioned properties. Persons whom they may suit, will find them extremely eligible in every respeiSt, and such as are seldom offered at a Public Sale. The Concerns may be viewid, and further information obtained, by applying to JAMES M'CLEERY. September I, 1812. ( 869 BELFAST ALjY] ANACJi, T^ VAVID LYONS informs the Public, that, in conse- quence of a rangenients which he has made with Messrs. SIMMS & M'INTYRE, the BELFAST ALMA- NACK ( originally projeSed and arnnged by him) will he printed in a corredf and improved manner, and issued early in December for the ensuing year, under the Title of THE NORTH F UN, OR BELFAST ALMANACK. He solicits new Correspondents, and hopes that former ones will furnish Communications, to the Printing- Office, No. 1, CORN- MARKET. To the Fine Editisn will be prefixed an accurate Map of Belfast. Al' Orders from Booksellers, & c for the above, addressed to Messrs. SIMMS & M'INTTRE, 69, Donegall- street, or to D. LYONS, will be paid the most particular attention to, 859) Belfast, August SI, 1812. INDIGO FOR EXPORT. 1 K p'HF. STS EAST- INDIA INDIGO, very suitable ' for the Norway or Swedish Market, will be sold cheap by BERWICK & ASH. 53, Waring- itreet. ( 849 per the EAST INDIA INDIGO. " TTOHN MARSHALL has received, GEORGE, from LONDON, Three Chests East India Indigo, of a fine quality ; WHICH, WIT H Fine and Common C'njouTeat, Scale Sugars, & c. iffc. Will be Sold on moderate Terms, at 17, Waring- street. T99) Belfast, August 20,1812 LOT OF BUILDING GROUND. To be Sold by Public Auction, on FRIDAY the 28th inst. at TWO o'Clock, on iht Premises, AI. OT of BUILDING GROUND, in GEORGE'S- STREBT, containing in front 120 Feet, and extending in depth in York- street 100 feet.— Its continuity t0 the Quay, renders it an object to a Mercantile Purchaser, and being a Corner Lot, with Three Fronts, makes it a desirable Concern.— It is held under the Marquis of Donegall for three Lives and 99 Years from May, 1811, subject to the Yearly Rent of 5s. pef Foot — Further parti- culars mav be known bv applying to ROBERT MONTGOMERY, Castle- Place, Aug. 18. Attorney at Law. MACFARLAN, Auctioneer. r^ y The above Sale is adjourned till SATUR- DAY the Hth September, at ONE o'Clock, on the Premises, WHEN IT WILL PEREMPTORILY TAKE PLACE; unless the entire Premises, of which the above lot is a portion, be previously disposed of by Private Contract, of which due notice will be given. Written Proposals for the entire will be received as above, where a Map of the Premises may be seen, arid further particulars knoton. ( 865 *„* This Advertisement should have appeared in our Paper of Saturday last, but was omitted by- mistake. SALE THIS DAY. JOHN KIRKPATRICK, & CO. HAS FOR. SAT. E, | St. Ules Salt, of Superior Quality, Hogshead and Barrel Staves, Tierce, Barrel, and Half- Barrel, Wood- Hoops. And to be Let from the First of November, the HOUSE at present occupied by Mr. WM. CKAIO, in Waring Street; it is very commodious, with Back- Yard, and B: ick- H « use, which wsuld answer for Stable and Hay- loft. Also a SMALL HOUSE in Blue- Bell- entr; in good repair, of which iaimediate Possession could be given. gftO) Belfast, 24th August, 1812. BLEACHERS' SMALTS. ROBERT DEL AP AS for Sale, a Parcel of REAL DUTCH, of Fint Quality, which he will Sell on very moderate Terms. 63l) Belfast, luly 18, 181 2. ADJOURNED SALE. SHERIFF'S SALE. COUNTY OF ANTRIM. WILLI. Allbs, Defendant. ~ W s 4th day » f September instant, at the Hour of ONE o'Clock in the After- noon, proceed to Sell by Audtion, on the Premises, the Defendant's Right, Title, and Interest, in and to TWO DWELLING- HOUSES, situate in Car- rick- hill, Belfast, held under the MARQUIS of DONKGALL, for an unexpired Term of 54 years, fron thr 1- t of May last, at the small yearly Chief Rent ol H/. 7J. now let to Tenants at will, and producing a clear yearly Profit Rent of JOHN CAMPBELL, Sheriff. September 1,1812. ( 868 NOTICE TO CREDITORS. CREDITORS of the late Reverend — JAMES CLKWLOW, as have not been paid, and can prove their demands to be legally due, will be paid by ap. plying to Mr. CROZIiiR, Banbridge, 011 or before the fit- t day of Oftcber usit. 667) BANBRIDGJ!, Ai'gcst 29. MAHOGANY BY AUCTION. FIVE LOGS of very fine and large HONDURAS MA HO. CANY, to be Sold by Auelion in Jame*' s. Street, oppo- site the New Timber Yard, on WEBNESDAY., 2J Sep- tember, at ONE o'Click. Terms declared at Sale. WALTER MACFARLAN. Auflionfcr. Belfast, August 26,1812. ( S13 BARILLA BY AUCTION. GREG ' J BLACKER, < nyiLL SELL by AUCTION, at their Stores, in Ann- ' * street, 011 FRIDAY next, 4; h September, at ONE o'Clock, 64 nalcs A lie ant Barilla. Belfast, 20th August 1812. MACFARLAN, Auctioneer. N. B. The above BARILLA being the Property of a Bank- rupt, is ordered to be Sold without reserve. ( 850 SUGARS BY AUCTION. JOHN MARTIN Mf CO. an, 1 CAMPBELL SWEENY " WILL SELL BY AUCTION, ON SATURD AY WT, " ' the 5th September, ( at Mr. SWEENY'S OEEICE) at TWELVE o'Clock, £ 00 Casks Surinam Sugars, OF VERY NICE QUALITY, 860) Belfast, August 29, 1312. SPANISH RED WINE. ROBERT BATT fk CO. WILL SELL BY AUCTION, at their Stores. Calen- dar « treet, on MONDAY the 7th day of Septem- ber, at ONE o'clock, 70 Pipes 0) Excellent Red Spanish nisE, In such Lots, as most agreeable to the Purchasers.— Term, to be declared at the time of Sale. MACFARLAN, Auflioneer. Belfast, August 27. ( 843 HOPS ® (} E0RGE LANGTRT & CO. TOT AVE received, per the DONEGALL, from A- li- LONDON, 26 Pockets, of Prime Quality, GROWTH OF 1811, Which will be sold on moderate terms. 710) Belfast, 30th July, 1812. WHISKEY. f^ EORGE LANGTRY & CO. have for Sale, ONE HUNDRED PUNCHEONS Strong well- flavoured WHISKEY. 613) Belfast, July 14. SALE THIS DAY. A MOST ELIGIBLE SITUATION TOR THS GROCERY iff SPIRIT BUSINESS. TO BE S0LD BY AUCTION, On MONDAY tbe 28 tb September next fif not previously ah- posed of), at tbe Hour of ELEVEN 0 Cloth, on tbe Pre- miset, and immediate Possession given, THAT large SHOP and DWELLING- HOUSE, at the lower corner of Waring street, fronting the Lime- kiln Dock, at present occupied by the Subscriber; 34 Years of the Lease unexpired at November next; Yearly Rent £ 50. Immediately after will he Sold, the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, SPIRITS, STOCK- CASKS, SHOP- FIX- TURES, & c. & c. This is one of the first situations in town for a Retail Business. jJ- Any Person wishing t » purchase or Rent the above prior to the day of Sale, will be treated with by the Sub- scriber, on the Premises. JOHN HILL. Belfast, August 18. ( 781 FURNITURE AUCTION. TO HE SOLD BY AUCTION, on TUESDAY tbe lib September, at tbe Hour of ELEVEN o'Cloct, at No. 5, Custom- House- Quay, tuitboui any Reserve " whatever, AGREAT VARIETY of Excellent HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, consisting chiefly of Mahogany, Northumberland, Card, and other Tables; Drawing- Room, Parlour, and Oak Chairs; Drawers; Four- post, Field, and Press Bedsteads; Feather Beds and Bedding; Pier and Dressing Glasses; Window Cartains; Carpeting; an Eight Day Clock; Pianoforte; China, Delph, and Glass Ware; Jack; Kitchen Furniture, & c & c. Terms Ready Money. 858) MACFARLAN, Auflioneer. % » The above HOUSE t. be Let, from first Oftober to first May next, and immediate possession given. The Public are respectfully inform- > jt; ' ed, that the following fi?! REGULAR TRADERS ^ fT? ij. j?^ Will sail for tbeir respiSiva forts, mitt the first fair Wind after tbe datti wumim. ci : FOR LONDON, The armed brig DONEGALL, COORTENAT, In afewdays The armed brig AURORA-, STARKS 14 days aftet FOR LIVERPOOL, The FANNY, MARTIN 5th September.- The CUNNIGHAM BOYLE, B^ LL... Eight days after. FOR BRISTOL, • The SWIFT, NittL 20th September. FROM LIVERPOOL FOR BELFAST,, The CERES, SAVAGI! 5th S ptember, The GEORGE, CAUGIIEY Eight days after. FROM LONDON FOR BELFAST, The armed brig FACTOR, M'NIEC*.... 10th September. For Freight, in l. ondon, apply to Messrs. ALEXANDER and WILLIAM OGILBY, Abchurch- Yard. Gentlemen who have I. mens to forward, will please send them to GEORGE LANGTRY A few stout Lads wanted as Apprentices to tbe Sea. M w ii r, SICILY CARGO. I rri 5 ] HE Scnsscitir. BR is Landing- the CARGO of 4 the ROSE, Captain BBASE, diltft ( ro,, i SICILY ij consisting of j 140 Tons Prime Barilla Ashes, all Lumps, 50 Cases Liquorice Paste, first Quality, S Torts Corkwood. He has lately Landed several Cargoes of DE\ L- BO » RDS, from DKONT( ION— ill which he will st. i! „'„ reasonable and liberal Terms, to Pnrrh. i*. of f^ fcr » Qn3H « , ide'- WM. CCCHRAN. NEWRY, August 23. NF. WRY. AN APPRENTICE ' wanted to the GRO. CERY, WINK, and SP| Rj|- BUSINESS.- Apply at the POST- OFFICE. NF. WRY, August IT, COUNTY DOWN. W'VBUI-'| po BE SOLD, by the Stttitl Plaintiff"; f ' of the County of Down, at the EDWARD COOK, Defendant. Hn « « e of Mr. Jo IM PATTSKSHK, / House of Dromore, in s- iid County, on SA- . TURD AY the ,3vli day of Sent em- ber next, at FLEVfN o'clock before N , on. bv virtue of a Writ of Execution it: this Cause, All the RIGHT, TITLE, and IN I'F. REST of the Defendant, in and to.. Ten Acres : utJ upwards, of rhe LANDS of B A LI. Y MAG ART, , l< ihe Parish of Kilkeel, with the PAPER MILL, HOUSES, and Appurtenances thereto belonging, held under Messrs. IAMES and CHRISTOPHER MARMION, for i em- iiii lei of a I enn of Years— Dated this 224 August, 1812. 829) DAVID GORDON, Sheriff. A CAPITAL CONCERN TO BE LET. rT"' HE PREMISFS, formerly in the Possession of the L late Mr. MONEAR and his Under- Tenants, for a Term of 50 Years, with Clause of ftenewsl These Pre. mises are situated on the North- side » f - High- street, two doors froni the corn- r of Bridge- street, aoJ are welMtnnwn to be the first stand in town for respefl . b e Business. They extend from front to rear, upwards of ONE HUNDRED and THIRTY SEVEN FEET. One of the Front Houses is let at =£ 60 per vear, the Lease of which will expire 1st November, I Si 3— A Shop let to a Tenant at will, at £ HCl p- r year— The other Front House with al! the Rear- Ground, a Urge Yard an 1 two Back Houses, are at present uuocctipie!, and would answer well for the Hat- making, or many other Branches requiring ru- mi Any Person wishing to view the Premises, will apnly at No. 55, Waring- street, where Proposals for the whole, either jointly or separately, will please be made SS9) Belfast, Aug. 29. FOR. GLASGOW, The HAWK, B. M'C. ORMICK, Mast**, ( A constant Tradstr), Now loading, te sail in a lew days. tORMUBLim • The BEE, RANUN? In » few . » For Freight, apply to • GEO. MONTGOMERY. The BETSEYS, NBILSON, at Glasgow; and the DIS- PATCH, JAMISON, at Dublin, ate loading lor Belfast. Belfast, August *!. HOUSE TO LET, IN D 0 NE G A L L- S 0,' J A R E, THAT large and commodious HOUSE, on the East sid « of the Square, adjoining HENDERSON BLACK'S. Esq. for a long Term of Years, at a moderate Rent. The situa- tion is one of the most healthy and pi- asant in the town.— Possession can be given immediately. Apply at No. 55, Waring- street. ( S38 WANTS A SITUATION AS CLEKK, A YOUNG MAN, who will shortly be disengaged from ' iV his present employment. He has been regularly bred to Business ; can keep Eooks by Double or Single En- try. Satisfactory references can be had as to character and abilities, and security can be given, if required. Apply to Mr. SAMUEL REA, at ths Chronicle Office. 851) Belfast, August 28, 1812. NOTICE. • ALL former permissions for Shooting on my E'tates in the Counties of Down and Antrim,- are from this date withdrawn ; and those Gentlemen who wish in future to have leave, will give ' in their names kt the Castle- Office, Belfast. DONEGALL- Donegall- House, 22. J( 83S • NOTICE. npHERE will be a General Jubilee for - the GAME of all ' I descriptions, on the Estates of the flight Hun. JSshl O'NEILL, in the County of Antrim) this Season, and all for- mer permissions to shoot are hereby, recalled. The Tenants and Game- K. epers having received the most positive orders to attend to the preservation o. f the Game in their several districts, all Poachers arid Unqualified Persons found trespassing thereon, will be dealt witn according to Law. 76S) • August 12, 1812. 1 WHEREAS, on the Night of MONDAT the 24th inst J v or early on TUESDAY Morning, some Person or Persons entered the Farm of JOHN MALGREW, in the Townland of Mennydenedo, Parish of Pomeroy, and stola thereof a BLACK HOHSE, five years old, eleven hands high or upwards, one white hind fbor, nicely docked in the tail, with a small star in his forehead, he has one stone. Any Person that shall give such information as will lead to the finding said Horse, shall . receive TWO GUINEAS Reward; and for Horse and I'hief FIVE OUlNtiAS', by applying to JOHN MARSHALL, Inn. keeper, Pomrioy, 861) ' PUMERUY, 27th Au^- nt, 1812. The Public are respectfully inform- r—, cd, that it is intended the following it £ N. £. TRADERS ^ V. Shail tail at tbe undermentioned periods: s FOR LONDON, The armed brig VENUS, PENDLE ION .... In a few days. The armeu brig LEVANT, M'KIBBIN 14 days alter. fcj- These Vessels being armed and completely well found, Insurance by them will consequently be etfetted on th « most reasonable terms. * FOR LIVERPOOL, The KELLY. M'ILWAIN 5th September. FROM LIVERPOOL FOR BELFAST, The ST. PATRICK, CAMPBELL First fair wind. The NEPTUNE, DAVIDSON Seven days after. FROM LONDON FOR BELFAST, , The armed brig VINE, MONTGOMERY.... First fair wind. : For Fteijrht, in London, apply to Messrs. WM & JOHN » WHARTON, Nicholas' Lane ; or, in Belfast, to - R. GREENLAW, Agent, Who will receive an.! forward LIN& N CLOTH and other MERCHANDIZE wish care and dispatch. * ' A few Stout Lads wanted as APPRENTICES to the S « , ttil wh. in li', » r* 1 FnCou- » e* rn « nt will heijiven ' CfN- THE BIRTH FOR LONDON, To Sail ' without Convoy, ^ ^ The remarkably fast- sailing, armed, manned, Ijg*- , and licenced Sc! ooner ^ SWIFT, WILLIAM LINES, COMMANDS*, , Having twe- thirds of her Carjo engaged for the above port,. • SucK'Good* a*, may nfi'er, wiii . be received at a Rciuced Freight.-— Apply to the MASTER, on hoard j or, M. TKQNBOE, rOEi. U"* A » 0 SHUT . t « SN*. Eelfitt, August it". ( 1$ 9 • hirp, • Go BELFAST COMMERCIAL CHU. ONICLE. ORT*? IlV%! L POETRY. [_ Far the Belfast Commercial Chronicle.] THE SONG OF VICTORY. frOM A MANUSCRIPT POEM ON THE BATTLES OF SALAMANCA. BY CARUS. ouTOS Aner agathos gignetai en polemo, Aipsa de dusmencon andron etreipse pha.' an^ m ' " tercheias, sposidi t'echethe luma roaches !— TTHTJITLL DE BELLICA VIRTUE. o'blest be their spirits enfranehis'd by Fane, who bled on that altar which Liberty form'd 1 Hr'Mne they ro< » on their heart's holv flame. When rtlory enkindled what nature had warm'd! Contempt to tbe dastard, whose heart cannot feel, The glow of the glorious, tbe patriot's ieal 1 Whose sigh never honor'd the souls of ' he brave ! Whose tear never hallow'd the warrior's grave 1 Hilt blesfbe the valiant, whose death- gleaming sword, 4' ruck blind with its g'are the prond Eagles ef Gaul! Who fought for that Freedom they felt and adored! Who SLID to extend THUS CWN SLESSINC to ALL ! And where is the wretch who could pine o'er th- blow ? Could frown on his country or smile on her foe ? Ko MONSTER can Britain's pure bosom defile ! No vrrE « can lurk in o » * DEA* SAINTED ISLE ! And Thou, STAR OT EMN! whose bright spirit rides, O'er the tempest of Battle in Vi< ftory' « car! . And o'er the bold Genius of Britain presides, While fateful she launches the lightning of war! * U1- Erin to strangers! Britannia's proud boast! The lode- star that lights to her billow- bound coast, With sails tempest- shatter'd or fearfully furl'd, For safety or succour— the WRECKS or THE WORLB ! With honor to brighten our EMERALD GEM ! With prudence to rein tbe fierce might of thine arm ! With courage the torrent of battle to stem ! With virtue to conquer, with mercy to charm! O WELUNOTON ! dear to the eye of the Bard, Is the meed of thy virtue— thy valour's reward !— That diamond which glows io the casket of time, Unbound by an age, and unclasp'd by a clime 1 And de » r to the Bard is the fancy that roves, Enriching his soul with the vision it loves; Where Freedom our beacon of Glory displays, And the spirit of Europe revives in its bla2- e! • And bright are the heroes who fought by thy side, Or flew thy dread fiats of death to perform ! As the red boj's of heaven rush wasteful and wide, Elanced by the terrible cloud of the storm! See PACKEKHAM charge with the hurricane', speed, While Glory triumphantly smiles on the dead ! How dreadfully brave, irresistibly strong, He sweeps the grim phalanx of battle along !—• And BERESFO » D !— rich wa « T « « HEROES delight, Who rous'd the hrave Lusians to feel and to fight! Where fearless they rush'd to the CONQUEROR'S goal, Array'd in the strength of his valorous soul! • • • • • • • » And FITCH WERE OUR HEROES! and such was the * y, When the laurels of war from our foe- men were torn; And the Tormes that trembl'd beneath their array, At evening blush'd deep for its terrors at morn. O blest be the valliant whose death- gleaming sword, Struck blind with its glare the proud Eagles of GAUL! Who fought for that freedom they felt and adored ! Who bled to extend their own blessing to all! But shame to the Coward's cold heart that would sink, In this Goblet of Joy which he trembles to drink ! And cur-' d be that lip which would steal from the soul, A fell sigh of rancour to poison the bowl! We have seen hew Ambition has dared to deflower, The TREE which still bloonn in our san< 3i(! ed soil! That spreads o'er the rock and the desert a bower, The pride of the peasant, the shade of his toil! We see how the VAMTYRE or TYRANNY+ drains The blood of each state ' till inanimate grown ; And if life should revisit the sufferers veins, Ir LIVES WITH HIS OWN DEMON SPIRIT ALONE ! WE ARE rRf. it! and eur freedom we've strength to maintain, While that tie is unsever'd which Providence wove ! Tho' varied its links, it is Nature's ma chain— The tie of our glory's the bond of our love ! That Era be blest when each colour of mind, To ONE BRILLIANT CAUSE shall be piously given ! As the pure- beaming glory of day is combined, Of all the rich hues in the banner of heaven 1J O blest be that day which now dawns on my dream ! That will mellow our hearts with a generous beam ! When no fa< 9ion shall frown, and no bigot controul, The freedom of thought in a DENIZEN SOUL f dungannon, 24( 4 August, 1812. • Ul- Erin, the Leading star to Ireland— see Macpherson's Ossian. The Vampyre, a Demon in the Northern Mythology, said to re- animate and inhabit the bodies of its victims. } The composition ol light— Prismatic Anatomy proves a sun. beam to contain the seven distinS colours visible in the rain- bow, COM M E R CIA L REPORT. [ From the P. tlfnst Monthly Maga " Some idea may be formed," says the Editor of the Leeds Mercury, " of the present situation of trade, from ihe followiug'circumstanee:—. An advertisement for a Clerk, inserted in our last Paper, has produced one hundred applications 1" This fafl at once shows the state of depression of tiade in England more forcibly, than any theo- retical reasoning. The deep distress of the com- jneicial system, aided by fears of the Luddites, extorted from Government ihe suspension of the Ciders in Council, which, like almost all conces- sions granted by weak men, will probably be found loo late to preveot war with the United States of America. The impolicy of these famed Orders not greater now than at. thcir fijat enactment; No circumstance had occurred to mak » them more impolitic. But obstinacy, blind obstinacy, pre- vented Government frofn seeing their error, till a very late period, and rertain'y now ir must ap. pear with ludicrous effeft, that the British minister was arguing with the American gov- rnment as to the good policv of the Orders, and insisting, that Britain never could he brought to relinquish them, at a period, when his employers in England had published a temporary abroga'ion of them. Per. baps, there never was a more severe satire u'tered against the memory of Perceval, as a man of per. severing obstinacy, than in the a- connts we fre- quently read in the newspapers, even in the mi- nisterial papers, thit tbe knowledge of bis death would restore tbe friendly dispositions of the Ame- ricans. No 1 neither the account of bis death, nor tbe hopes hence arising of the beneficial change of system, nor tbe forced submission as to the Orders, will now be likely to restore harmony between the two countries. These things might have been of some avail, if war had not been previously declared, but that step threw conciliation at a greater distance, and forced forwafd a discussion on many points of dif- ference between the two countries, whirh mi^ ht otherwise for a time have been kept back. Tbe question is often asked, " Are we at war with America?" Credulity, and a deceiving bias to what we wish to believe, often give a favourable answer. To some it appears almost as rational a question to ask, " Are we at war with France?" It is greatly to be feared, that we are seriously, and most injuriously to our interests, at war with & » :-.. A drsiilar I,, fafiiafion as to the rpalitv America. A similar infatuation reality nf the war, and as to its probable event, seized the public mind about 37 years ago, at tbe com- I mencement of the revolutionary war, which ended in tbe independence of the United Sta'es. Braga- docios in the present day t;. lk as Colonel Brown, who then declared in the Irish House of Com- mon?, that " be could march at tbe head of St. Andrew's watch from one end of North America to another." An infatuation of a similar kind possesses many at present. The manufafluring and mercantile interests of England, having lately exerted themselves so stre- nuously to get the Orders in Council rescinded, had flattered themselves that their trade with America was restored. They must feel much disappointed, by finding, that the measure was too late to be of service. The Mgh hopes, so warmlv expressed, show how necessary reconciliation with America was to their interests. When they find war is certain, their hopes will probably be as sud- denly depressed, and the revival of the Luddite system of riots, w'rh all its unenlightened policy and ferocity, may be dreaded on the parts of the more ignorant portion of the working classes. Pro- bably the return of the British Minister will now convince the more incredulous as to the reality of war with the United States. The silver tokens issued by ihe Bank of Ireland, are becoming very scarce. The Bank take all ' hey can get in, and issue as few as possible.— Hence a suspicion arises, that this corporation are colle& irig them, preparatory to a fresh coinage, and re- issuing them at a higher rate. No circum- stance affords a clearer proof of the depreciation of paper- currency, than that silver so alloyed as the ten- penny and five- penny tokens, should bear a premium over bank- notes, and should even be hoarded by some, as a preferable security to our paper- currency. Exchange on London has through this month kept at about 9 to 9J per cent. M'. Seton, one of the Commi"! ners, asked if the bankrupt calculated on selling tbe good will of " the trade of the Trish Linen Company? If he did so, that would be a fraud. The bankrupt said, he m'trbt sell th » rrood. will of the trade; hp knew be could not sell the good- will of what had no existence. Me. Owpn, another of tbe Commissioners, could not think he discharged his duty, were be not to declare that he felt this to he nothing short of * fraud. If a sale nf the good- will of a concern, such as the Tpre « ent, was made to a per « « in who was ignorant of tbe true sta'e of matters, it would be a fraud on the purchaser. If, on ' he other hand, the sale was made to one who was in the secret, it won'd b* a transaftion to which no Court would think itself en- bled to lend its sanction— It was a shocking thing that the public should be thus imposed upon. Mr. Patterson, the Assignee, said, he conceived it was his duty to make the most he could of the lease. Mr. Owen could not see that a Bankrupt's estate would he injured, because the Assignee tvas I prevented from selling what did not belong to the j Bankrupt. Such advertisements as those issued by ' the Bankrupt, were calculated solely for the pur- pose of cheating ignorant people. Tbe Bmkrupt remarked, that Ivish Linen could be sold by the piece cheaper here than in Ireland. Mr. Owen said, then let that be known, and the public would not be trepanned into purchas- ing in what was falsely termed an Irish Linen Company's house. Mr. Patterson, the Assignee, referred to any re- tail linen- draper, who might he present, to siy, if Mr. O'Brien had not been in the custom of serving tbe public cheaper than retail linen drapers could afford. Mr. Waithman said, thus called op, be must positively deny this allegation. H:* ( Mr. W-) pur- chased bis goods in the same market with these very gentlemen ( Messrs. Patterson and Smith.) who had supplied this sham Irish Linen Com- pany's warehouse ; and he had no hesi' v. ion in de- claring, that he could retail, and ailua ly did re- tail, his goods to ' he public as cheap, and in many instances cheaper, than the gentleman who made the appeal ( Mr. Patterson) had sold to the bank- rupt. Mr. Owen said, he was decidedly of opinion, if any of the creditors chose to question those.. items of the Assignee's accounts which regarded theex- pences of advertising, under the false description, since he period of the bankruptcy, the Lord Chan- cellor would not give his samSion to the same, but . would order them all to be disallowed.— Ad- journed. , AGRICULTURAL REPORT, From the 2Oth July, to the 20th August, 1812. DURHAM ASSIZES. HODGSON V. BRADLEY. This aflion was brought by Captain Hodgson< of tbe Ceres, to recover damages of C. tp' Bradley, of the Owen Glendower frigate, for the loss which J the plaintiff sustained, from the defendant having unlawfully impressed G? orge Taylor, an appren- tice bound to Mr. Hodgson by a legal indenture. Taylor, a Scotchman, had been bred to the busi ness of a bakfer, at Markincb, in Fifeshire, and afterwards removed to Sunderland, "' here he worked several years ; but at the age of 30, bound himself to the plaintiff, whose ship was bound to ' the Isle of Wight. George Thompson, who com- ? manded the ship on this voyage, proved that Tay- lor went on shore at the Isle of W ght, in the Since the commencement of this month several refreshing rains have fallen, which have greatly improved the late crops. The potatoes in par- ticular will be much benefited by them ; they have already recovered from the yellow sickly appear- ance occasioned by- the extreme drought. Complaints of a blast in the wheat crop are very general in this province, not only of what is called smut, but of a rusty or orange- coloured dust on the ears, which produces small shrivelled grains, and is known in some parts of the country by the appellation of the orange blast. To what cause this disease in wheat ought to be ascribed, is not perhaps easy to determine. Nor is it peculiar to the present season, as a writer in the Commercial j Chronicle seems to think, but has made its ap- pearance on the crops many years ago. In several parts of the country the reaping of bere has commenced ; and the meal of it produced in the markets, which, with a large supply of new potatoes, have reduced the price of oat- meal, and greatly relieved the distresses of the poor. The wheat harvest will also soon come in ; but the oats in a general way will be lite. The principal part of the flax crops have been pulled ; and in many places the saving of seed seems to have engaged the attention of the grow- j ers, so that there is good reason to hope they will ; be more independent than heretofore of foreign supplies. MEETING OF THE CREDITORS. OF O'BRIEN AND LYNCH. London, August 23. Yesterday the third meeting of the Creditors of O'Brien and Lynch, stating themselves to be the Agents for the Irish Linen Company, was held at Guildhall, when the Bankrupts surrendered. In thecourse ofhis examination, O'Brien admitt- ed that he was not agent for any Irish linen com- pany whatever ; and there was no such company ! in existence ; and that he himself was the princi- I pal of that company which existed only in his j own imagination. He had been accustomed, he j said, to purchase linens of various persons iu this | country, particularly af Smith and Patterson, in i Bread- street, Chcapside, with whom he had en- ( tirely dealt for the last 3 years. He had expended ; within the last 11 years, JP2400 in advertising ; and the Assignee,- Mr. Patterson, had gone on advertising in the same way, and with the same , description since » he Bankruptcy. The good- will of his house in Bloomsbury- square, the Bank- rupt conceived, was wc> rth £ 2000. With the i command of a clear sum of £ 1000 he could . have jna& e liis tiraJUs ttoitll # 1500 a year. b ve head, composed of rose buds and violets;— Summer, by one in the b'oom of youth, to whom clung a little beautiful child, with a small sfeeai of ripe barley ;— Au'nmn, by a grey- headed, healthy old man, approved by long services ;—. and Winter, by - an aged mo'her, wrapped uo in the pi lid of the country.— To these were recited rhe beautiful address by Butts's, tbe Ayrshire bard, for tho coronation o' tbe bust of THO-. JPSON, on F. dnam- Hill, on the 22d September, 1790, as follows :— " Wh- le virgin Snr'n< r, by F. d- n's fi lod, u Ilnfol-' s f-- r tender msntle ( jreen ; " Or pranks - he sod in frolic mood, " Or runes Eolian strains between; " While 8um-*- e- with a matron grace " Retr » - a> s to Dryburtrh's cooling shade, " Yet oft delighted s'crns to trace " The progress of th • spiky blade ; " While Autumn, benefactor kind, " Ky Tweed -- reels her aged head, <( And sees wirh s- If approving mind, " Fach creature on her bounty fed ; " While njaniac Winter ratres o'er, M The hills whence classic Yarrow flows, " Rousing th- turbid torrent's roar, 11 Or sweeping wild a waste. of snows: " Ro Ion?, twwt Poet of the Year, " " shall bloom that wrearh thou well hist won; w While Scotia, with exul'ing tear, " Proclaims that Thomson was her - Son." The procession then returned to the Abbey,' where thev were met by a number of blooming young maidi from the neighbourhood, to whom he noble host gave a ball and supper. The con- viviality wa= kept up till ab. itlt one- iff the morn- ing of the 12th, when the Newstead Lodge again marched in masonic procession, by the light of flambeaux, to the poetic temole. On their way, the company were much deligh'ed by an illumi- nated transparency of Britannia, with her charac- teristic emblems, which had been executed for the occasion, by ai eminent artist, Frederick W. De Waldeck. This transparency was placed on the summit of the south bank of the river Tweed, im- mediately " Opposite the Monument; and as the daiknessof the nigh' concealed the hill on which it was placed, the different aspefls of the figure seen above through the openings of the trees, as the procession moved along, together with its re- flexion in the river, produced a striking and ro- mantic efieft. On their again reaching the tem- ple, the company were plentifully regaled with whi, key- punch, at their own - eip.- nce, and many loyal and national toasts arid sentiments were drunl^ amid loud applause. While the company in the Temple were thus employed, there was a brilliant display of Sre- works from the oppose bank, where the transparency was placed, repre- senting ihe rising and setting of the sun.— The company separated, much gratified by the amuse- ments of the evening. ROYAL WESTERN FISHERY. f At a Meeting in London of the Persons who have interested themselves in the success of the Royal Western Fishery Campany, the following interesting Report, presented to the Meeting by J. JEPSON ODDY, Esq. was highly approved of. This Gentleman, we observe, has arrived in Dub- lin, and we trust the objefl of his visit will be at- tended with some important advantages, from his ugiform exertioos for the welfare of Ireland. REPORT OF J. J EPS O. N ODDY, ESQ. The prosperity and security of all maritime States have been built in a great measure upon the foundation of their fisheries, and as these have been subverted, their national The fate of Holland sufficiently ex- character has declined emplifies the truth of this assertion. And yet no sort of ad- venture can be cultivated at the same time with more na- tional advantaze, or greater individual profit In the formation of a company, encouraged to the under- taking as this is by Government, Its lirst object to render it successful, will be the care in its administration, and the economy in its expenccs. And, in order to strip it of all those [ M- sible speculative contingencies to which other un- i successful companies have been iable, careful and minute surveys uiul investigations have been made of the whole scope evening, but not returning, he went in pursuit of him next morning, and~ found him a' the rendez- vous house. He applied to Captain Bradley for his discharge, and shewed him his indenture, but he refused, and Mr. Thompson, in consequence, was obliged to hire a man from London, at a con- siderable expence, in his stead. The Captain ac- knowledged that he was a luiberly seaman ; but in consequence of Taylor being engaged at £ 20 a year, and his Lordship stating that there would be no difficulty in regaining his liberty, the Jury found a verdift of £ 10 for the plaintiff. THOMPSON, THE POET. The following is a particular account of the festivities which took place at Dryburgh on the evening of Tuesday, and early on the morning of Wednesday se'nnight, in honour of this immortal Bard:— The Masonic Lodge of Newstead having assembled at Dryburgh Abbey, about seven on tke evening of Tuesday, walked in procession, with music playing and colours flying, to the monument which has been erected to the me- mory of THOMPSON, and which has been named the Temple of the Muses— This building is erected on a small rising ground, called the Bass Hill, on the north bank of the Tweed, a little abeve the Abbey. It consists of nine open co- lumns of the Ionic Order, of the free- stone of Dryburgh, which, from its sombre hue, is admi- rably calculated for purposes of this nature. These pillars are covered and connected by a canopy of solid stone ; and on the capital of each column respectively is inscribed, in large metallic characters, done in relief, the name of one of the nine Muses. The internal decorations of this rural temple are not yet completed, and therefore we shall say nothing of them at present. On the outside, over the centre, a beautiful imitation, in stone, of the lyre of Terpsichore, found in the ruins of Herculaneum, is surmounted by a bust of THOMPSON, also cut in stone. The whole structure, including the sculpture, is the work of Mr. JOHN SMITH, of Darnoch, who fortunately happened to ie Master of tbe Lodge of Newstead. The Master of the Lodge turning towards Ednam, as the birth- place of the Poet, expressed his high satisfaction and that of the brethren, in being convened on so interesting an occasion, and concluded by dedicating the building to the ho- noured memory of the " Poet of the Seasons." This was followed by loud acclamations, which were echoed by the spectators assembled on both sides of the tiver to witness the scene. The pro- cession then marched towards the Abbey in the order in which it had come. In passing through the village of Dryburgh, it was met by a groupe representing the four Seasons. Spring, by a young maiden of 11 years of age, having a garUnd- oa' of its intended operation, as to the best means and districts > for taking of fish, conveying it fresh or cured for home con- sumption, and opening tho best markets for its superabun- dant stock abroad. The intended scope of the company's operations wiil be on new grounds and new districts, viz. Ireland, the princi- pality of Wales, and the sixteen western counties of Eng- land, in which are included the two great ports of Liver- pool and Bristol; all the manufacturing districts of South Wales, all the western manufacturing districts, in which are the populous towns of Bath, Coventry, Gloucester, Wor- cester, Birmingham, Manchester, and their neighbourhoods, ( to. & c. to supply with cured fish, and also regularly with fresh fish, in vessels, with wells peculiarly constructed, and to possess every combined property, upon a new and highly improved plan for the fisheries, and for conveying its pro- duce and stores to and from the company's depots and fish- ing grounds. By that minute survey it is ascertained, that no district in Europe, and perhaps not in the world, has so many natural advantages, in fishing banks, coasts, harbours, islands, ami inlets, as the northerly, westerly, and southerly coast of Ire- land, stocked with fish, of the best quality, and greatest va- riety. That the coasts of the British is'ies are more abun- dantly stocked with fish than any orher quarter of Europe, is best demonstrated by the continental powers having made specific treaties with England to be allowed to take fish on her coast. Philip II. of Spain agreed to pay 1,0001, per annum to the Irish treasury for permission to fish on the Irish coast. The Dutch, iu the time of King Charles I. paid 30,0( XV. sterling for such license; and in the year 1650, as a matter of great indulgence, Sweden was suffered to em- ploy only a thousand vessels in the fishery on the British coasts. In this district the important fact is discovered, that herrings in season can be taken at two distinct periods— the one at the- moment, and of a quality required for the West India market; the other of a finer quality, and at an earlier period, for curing, after the Dutch mode ; so that the im- mense quantities of white fish in addition the Company can take and cure all the year round, after the respeotive systems of tho Dutch, Swedes, and Norwegians, will enable it to supply those foreign markets which those nations are no longer our rivals in. Exclusive of the various modes of pickling and curing fish for home consumption or exportation, hitherto practised amongst all nations, a new discovery, to which this Company can alone give energy, is that of curing and preparing fish for fopd, by a method, the simplicity " and purity of which will render it not only cheap, excellent, and nutritious for every family from the palace to the lowest cottage, but a portable and essential article for the army, the navy, and all commercial fleets. The demand that will arise from the in- troduction of this article of superior food, made from fish al- ways in season, will not only give oonstant employment to every species of industry connected with the fisheries, hut it will be universally admitted to he of the first importance to this nation, iu the event of a failure or deficiency of crops < rf grain, whereby our national security may be endangered, it', iu dearth, we are cut off from receiving supplies from abryml. The advantages resulting from these considerations will not be greater to the Company than to the contiguous po- pulous and manufacturing districts of England, where tho iM- Bsswias < rf lift are least predtice^, and ni » st ewtMwetl," and of course are higher in price than iti other parts of the kiugdom ; for tho grand wostorn fishery districts of Ir& Und will supply them, with excellent food from thenCe to ttiostf quarters; which are not half the distance to those banks, from whence London and the eastern side of the island rti- 1 ceivo their supplies from the North Sea, which district will not in the least be interfared with in the operations ot' this Company. , , So far from creating any competition, or fear of intorfitf- ent- e. amongst the individuals in its scope engaged in the fisheries, this Company meets with univeMil ro- opersfi ti aud support likewise from the fishermen themselves and ( lies* engaged in the fisheries, who propose to be reniuruauteu iu proportion to tho success of taking lis)-, oi. ly, in lie-./ of entire wages. This ' sufficiently proves the eerteintv U' success, and warrants the Company t# supply fresh, prepar- ed, and cured fish, by contract, to those populous and ma- nufacturing places desiring it, within its scope Tiie im- portance to the great consuming districts til' England iu re- ceiving regularly an article of cheap and nourishing food, is obvious ; as well as other benefits to he derived, U may not lie improper here to observe, ae an object worthy of serious' consideration, that if, acting upon, a prin- ciple laid clbwn in an act of Parliament now no longer ia existence, of sowing a certain portion of all lands w ithin the range of this measure w ith hump or fiax- seed, upoa whirl* the poor might be employed, manufactories of line, twin* ilets, and articles appertaining'la the fi-. heHes, and for tln- ir vessels, might lie established, affording thus the double ; ltk vantage of food and productive labour, aud essentially ltatf oiling paruebial rates, if not acv. utlly amiiiii aiinj them. Ill a population of above four millions aiid a half, iu thore sixteen western counties of England, and in Wales, there has been paid parochial relief to the amount of upwards of 1, COO, 000/. annually, to about £ 35,000 wirls, in which m'fmber 421,000 have bee - found capable of easy and pro. titable labour opsonic description for promoting the fisheries. This is instanced in the experimentof 15,770/. IISJ. 4d. hud out ill raw materials in that district^ which produced, when sold, 31,388/. 5s. lit/, arising from the labour « f paujscni only. In the'mtmber stated, 90,0.03 relieved, were- found to be from five to fourteen years of a^ e; a portion of the e it ir, intended to introduce annually into the Company's ser- vice. The present population of Irr.! an< l ! s r^ cnt. l at about five millions; and, - although surrounded with iitcr « dih} 4 shoals offish, as already described, nhu has aimunllv actuaHv imported from foreign countries, exclusive, of uTipoi rations from the British islands, from 13,000 lo 20,000 ewt. of cud and ling, and from 7 to 20,000 barrels nflu'iriags and otiier fish, and paid improvidi ntly a bounty tlierwja of about. 8,000 per annum. Upon the supposition,' however, tint the population of Ireland is only equivalent at least to th « tract just gone through, and considering its immense atlvmi, tages, from untouched resources, and the depreciated valu*' of labour, with a greater number of poor than in England, and when the scantiness of tlieir food would make tliu addi- tion of fish to their potatoes a cheap and desirable repast; we may safely cencede to it an equalrty iu results with the recited statement concerning Wales and the ifeit of'England, Thus the domestic fish consumption in the district of this company, at the Very- least, allowing onepounu per bead po* week for the self- subsisting population, and two pounds prx head per week for the paupers, at two- psnce per pound for one, and three- pence per pound for the other, as an average price throughout the whole year for all the variety of fish, fresh and cured; the result is the consumption at least of 100,166 tons, and in value, £ 3,017,534 18s. 8,;. The cost of supporting tiie p. oor ill England and Wales in the'district gone through, as ascertained, with the voluntary donations in Ireland added, may together he reckoned at £ 3,174,362 : 16: 3. Tiie company furnishing supplies twice a week, but inc'si- ding domestic supply aiul foreign exportation, the capital to be turned over, is only reckoned out* pel- mo. iti, or uer annum, .£ 3,600,000. The company, when it engages to furnish fish at fixed de livering ports, fresh and cured, will receive articles of manu- facture, by the poor of differant parishes, for tie fishery1, ac- cording to samples and contracts; thus furnishing tho ad » vantages of food and labour to the parishes, as well as h ® . nefit to the company, which will receive youths from the in- terior and other Parishes, not otherwise employed, to train for Ibtt service of their country, through the latum of this fishery. Such are the advantages to be en- ti- ed bt well- diroctcif domestic industry, for domestic subsistence, rendered # a„ ily practicable by additional wise legislative regulations, ami lite cumbineJ co- operation of individuals in their tCajjiietivo parishes and districts. It must now be stated, that for the superabundant stoek the company may have over the quantity necjaeary for do- mestic consumption, foreign markets have bqen ympwhj visa- ed, and are opened for the Company to supply, on acrom- modatftig those foreign prejudices and tastei to which tlia consumers are accustomed, aud coatbiTnahly to the plan to be established by this Company in this nou- fishery, the w » ( ifr of which has caused British caught and cured fish hitherto to be last taken in foreign markeVs, and iu most not at all. The growing demand tliat wiil arise to this Company will best be developed by stating tliat the fish which it will taks) and cure, according to the plan laid down, when exported, will be received by Portugal, containing a population ire Europe alone of three millions. This advantage, secured In' treaty, is to be at half the duties of fisty from other slates, al- though a fishing company is there established, which, since the fall of the northern fisheries, divided the last year 7ii, and the previous year 68 per cent. ; aud fresh fish brought into that kingdom for its daily domestic consumption, pay* a duty fa* exceeding that on which the cured fuh af tkit Cumpany will be admitted. Spain partially, at present, and when freed from tL* French yoke, with a population of upw ards of eleven mil. lions, has, by the established constitutional law, suffered tLa easy admission of British caught fish, at a duty that will be a total exclusion of couipctnorship in their markets froii* other States. To thejie certain foreign markets, secured by the system the Company will adopt, is to he added an extensive dtmajid to the Mediterranean, the Baltic, and otiler parts of the con- tinent, and for some particular sorts, a considerable s'e « dv demand from the West Indies, and Traiis- Atlanlic Southern America markets, one of which may be said to be secured likewise to this Company. The foreign exportation of British caught fish to the quur « ters mentioned, by adopting the system of cure of foreign nations, might be carried to tlut extent of what actually has been done since the commencement of the present war, b ' the northern nations, equal to 1,870,000/. Nor can this he doubted, when the United States of America, at the snme time, exported beyond her own domestic consumption, to the amount of nearly three millions of dollars, so late as flio year 1807. To the above sums add the possible domestic; returns at home, and it will be found to establish a nuti^- wl new staple exceeding that of die woollen, which had its first rise in this country from a solitary loom only. Then What may it not be in the power of this Company to efii- 1 in the fisheries, without a rival at home or abroad, by prudent ( rid able management, on which alone its success depends, Hid for which every possible arrangement lias already been founded upon the best experience and wisest precnation. To these and other advantages, one of the greatest nation- al importance may be added, that from aniongsfllie abfcve- population in the western district of England, and principa- lity of Wales, iu 96,053 souls, froiu 5 to I i years of age, after a short period, deducting the proportion of the sex, 7000 in that district, and au equal uuniber in' Ireland, from amongst tho paupers only, no less than 15,090 J'outlis an- nually in succession, might be introduced into the fislirra i and sea service, as well as the vessels in great emtroencier, in addition to the maritime strength and defence of tiie country, within the boundary of this fishery Company ulout* ..- nr^ acaq IJ, ,, BELFAST: Printed and Published by DRUMMOND AHBESSON, FTF Self and the other Proprietors, every Monday. IVrdntsda*. an I Saturday,- — Price of the Paper, when s- ai- to any [>., rt * of the United ' ftngdom. AS. 8 » . •, earlv. « a « ? AOENTS— Messrs. 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