quence of the death of many of the most respectable French and English inhabitants, and the continued indisposition of others, his Excellency the Governor has been pleased to postpone the ball in honour of the birth-day of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, until Friday, the 1st of September next. The disease was a dysentery, supposed to proceed from noxious metalic particles washed down from the mountains, and spread through all the rivers on the island. The surgeon of His Majesty's 22d foot, and Major Cullen, are dead of this malady, Port Louis, Nov. 4, 1815.-The Gazette of this day contains a Proclamation by Governor Farquhar, directing a renewal of friendly intercourse with the island of Bourbon, in consequence of the intelligence of the return of Louis XVIII. to his capital, and the defeat and surrender of Buonaparte. Also a general memorandum (in the absence of official instructions) by Captain Farquhar, commanding H. M. S. Liverpool, and senior officer of the squadron, to the same effect: "His Most Christian Majesty," says our tar, being placed on the throne of France, and Buonaparte on board a British man of war." The same Gazette contains a notification that hydrophobia is raging" in a dreadful manner" among the dogs of the town and country, and an order to kill all dogs found at large. An advertisement of the Théâtre du Port Louis announces that "les Artistes en Société" will represent Eléonore de Rosalba; ou, le Confessional des Pénitents Noirs, a drama in four acts; with a ballet. The same "Artistes" are also playing the Dog of Montargis; and on the 16th of November they gave Paul et Virginie. The inhabitants, of course, cannot but be proud of this opera, as well as of the original tale, both of which confer a classical renown upon their island, and their town of Pamplemousses. Mauritius Gazette Extra, Aug.14,1815. -"His Excellency the Governor, having learnt that there are, in this colony, more well-wishers of Buonaparte than he conceived, gives notice, that he will with pleasure afford them a passage to Europe the very first opportunity. "Mauritius, Aug. 5.-In conse "By command of his Excellency the Governor. "A. W. FORBES, Aide-de-Camp. "Port Louis, 3d Aug. 1815." Marriage. On the 2d of August, Mr. Sebastian Lopes Ramos to Miss Horminte Monnoren. Divorce. On the 22d July, Mr. Balsharard Etienne Joseph ISLAND OF BOURBON. The following Proclamation was issued in July last, by the Governor of the Island of Bourbon : "St. Denis, July 13, 1815.-Inhabitants of the Island of Bourbon! Europe was at peace; Buonaparte quitted the exile which he had solicited; Europe reassumes a warlike attitude. If we could consider nothing but our own interests, I would say-retire; let us remain quiet spectators of a struggle wherein all our efforts would be unavailing. But hesitation is a crime. Long live the King!— Long live the Bourbons! May this cry of The Governor Commander in Chief, On the 25th August, 2 grand ceremony took place on the presentation of colours to the regiment of Angoulême. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. A Cape Town Gazette notifies the appointment of Mr. Thomas Sheridan to the Colonial Paymastership of that settle ment. thirteen rooms, which are situated on the north side of Windsor Castle, under the state rooms. Five of the thirteen rooms are wholly devoted to the personal use of the king. Dr. John Willis sleeps in the sixth room, adjoining the five rooms, to be in readiness to attend his Majesty. Dr. John Willis attends the queen every morning after breakfast, and reports to her the state of the afflicted monarch; the doctor afterwards proceeds to the princesses, and other branches of the royal family which happen to be at Wind sor, and makes a similar report to them. Her Majesty generally returns with Dr. Willis through the state rooms, and sometimes converses with his majesty. The queen is the only individual who possesses this privilege. The suite of rooms which his Majesty and his attendants occupy, have the advantage of very pure and excellent air, being on the north side of the Terrace, round the Castle, and he might occasionally walk on the Terrace, but which he declines. Some things fall from the lips of our amiable but affiicted sovereign, that cannot be otherwise than very affecting. He said lately to one of the pages, "I must have a new suit of clothes, and they must be black. I must go into mourning for king George the third, who is now legally dead." Feb. 3.-Although the Prince Regent is gradually recovering from his severe fit of the gout, yet the confinement has so much weakened the limbs it attacked, that his Royal Highness is still confined to his apartment. The private letters from Paris clear Sir Robert Wilson from all suspicion of being the fabricator of M. Pozzo di Borgo's report. The petition of the three English prisoners to be liberated on bail has been rejected. In addition to the number of suicides that have been committed lately, it is stated in a Dublin paper, that John Bagwell, Esq. of Kilmore, co. Tipperary, has cut his throat: a few weeks only had elapsed since he sold his last remaining estates (Kilmore and Shaubally, near Clonmell), for 4,0001. as a fund for liquidating his debts. On the 4th of August last, was drowned at the Isle of Bourbon, Lieut. H. Serrol, of his Majesty's ship Philomel: four men who were with him in the boat shared his melancholy fate. A Miss Smith, daughter of Mr. Geo. Smith, of Toppesfield, Essex, about 19 years of age, being on a visit to Mr. Thompson, of Fryerning, a gun having attracted her attention, she took it up and presented it at the maid servant, not supposing it to be loaded, but on pulling the trigger it did not go off. In a short time after the maid got possession of the gun, and in her turn presented it at Miss Smith, when the contents, a full charge, entered her side, and she survived but a few hours. From the statement of the British naval force, up to the first inst. it appears that the ships in commission are. 41 of the line, 13 from 50 to 44 guns, 65 frigates, 75 sloops and yachts, 70 brigs, 4 cutters, 15 schooners, gun vessels, luggers, &c.-Total, 288.-Grand total, including ordinary, repairing, and building, 760. The Lords of the Admiralty, by an or der dated Jan. 22, 1816, have directed, that, from and after the 1st day of March next, the examination of masters' mates and midshipmen, to pass for the rank of lieutenant, shall be established in a fuller and more effectual manner. It is ordered that no master's mate or midshipman shall be confirmed in the rank of lieutenant who shall not have passed an examination at the Royal Naval College, at Portsmouth, touching his knowledge of the elements of mathematics, and the theory of navigation, in general, and more particularly in the necessary parts of arithmetic; in the mode of observing and calculating azimuths, amplitudes, and the variation of the compass; and in the calculation of the tides, the various modes of ascertaining the latitude, as wel! by simple and double altitudes of the sun, as by the altitudes of the moon and stars; and the finding the longitude by chronometer and lunar observations. He must, besides these pre-requisites for the rank, have been examined by three captains, as to his proficiency in seamanship; and the captains are strictly enjoined to be particular in conducting the examinations, and in enquiring not merely into the candidate's ability to work a ship on ordinary occasions, but in every point of seamanship. The Prince Regent has lately signed a new scheme of salaries regulated by servitude, for officers and clerks in the Admiralty, Navy, and Victualling Offices; but it is not said that the out-ports are included. Admiral Sir T. B. Martin, the preseut deputy comptroller of the navy board, succeeds to the situation of comptroller of that board, in the room of Sir Thomas Bouldon Thompson, made treasurer of Greenwich Hospital. A post-captain, with two lieutenants, will be immediately appointed to different parts of the coast, for the purcruising ground of each command will be pose of intercepting smugglers; the pointed out, and Southampton is to form one of the stations. The following is a correct list of ships which have been re-commissioned on the peace establishment, and sailed on foreign stations : The Orlande, 86 guns, Captain Clavell; Ephigenia, 36, King; Towey, 30, H. Stuart; and Challenger, 18, Forbes, for the East Indies. The Salisbury, 50 guns, Capt. Mackellar; Primrose, 18, Phillott; Bermuda, 10, Pakenham; and Briseis, 10, Comett, for Jamaica. The Phaeton, 38, guns, Capt. Stanfell; Spey, 20, Lake; Racoon, 18, Carpenfer; Leveret, 10, Theed; and Julia, 16, Watling, for the Cape of Good Hope. The Tagus, 36, guns, Captain D. Dundas; Erne, 20, Spencer; and Wasp, Wolridge, 18, for the Mediterranean. The Antelope, 50 guns, Admiral Harvey and Capt. Sayer; and Brazen, 18, Stirling, for the leeward islands; and Alceste, 38, M. Maxwell; and Lyra, 10, B. Hall, for China. The Bann, 20 gnns, Capt. Fisher, for the coast of Africa. The number of ships on foreign stations, that are yet to be paid off is 82, bearing an aggregate number of 10,000 seamen, The number of seamen now wanting to complete the crews of those ships which are intended for foreign service, is about 4000. The Newcastie frigate, Capt. Meynell (acting), has been completely manned at Northfleet. In the course of the next month she will sail from Portsmouth, for the St. Helena station, as flag-ship there. M. de Sturmer, Austrian Commissioner; Count Billeman, Russian Commissioner; and M. de Monthenu, French Commissioner, will embark in her. Sir George Cockburn is expected home from St. Helena, and will be succeeded on that station by Sir Home Popham. Feb. 7. Four years since, the King of Persia applied to our Government in India for a certain number of military, for the purpose of introducing amongst the Persian troops the European system of discipline. Captain G. F. Sadlier, then a lieutenant in the 47th, a young gentlemen of much military promise, was selected, and sent to Persia with a detachment of British troops; where (obtaining the nominal rank of Major according to usage) the detachment with Mr. Sadlier remained three years, conciliating the esteem of the inhabitants. On being recalled to the British army in India, the following letter was transmitted to the officer commanding the 47th regiment: "Bombay, July 27, 1815. "SIR,-I am directed by the Commanding Officer of the forces to forward to you the annexed extract of a letter from His Majesty's Ambassador at the Court of Persia, is the Right Honourable the Governor of this Presidency, expressive of the high sense entertained by His Ma jesty of the services of Captain Sadlier, of the 27th Regiment, and the non-commissioned officers employed in Persia, I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) GEORGE LLEWELLYN, Acting Adj.-Gen." To the Officer commanding His Majesty's 47th Reg. Surat." The letter referred to is dated 23d March, 1815, and expressed the approval of the King of Persia of the conduct of Major Sadlier and his detachment, and that he had been pleased to present a sword to that officer, accompanied by a firman, expressive of such approbation of their conduct whilst in Persia. February 7. The Hyder, Hanson, arrived yesterday at Portsmouth, from the Cape of Good Hope. The Union, Apollo, Sir W. Pulteney, William Pitt, Marquess of Wellington, ville and Gauges Indiamen, from England, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Lord Melarrived at Bengal in September last. The Lady Nugent, outward-bound, was at the Cape on the 15th October. The Earl of Buckinghamshire had been indisposed between two and three months, in consequence of being thrown from his horse in St. James's-park; after which he was advised to go to Bath, where the physicians gave him no hopes of recovery: he was afterwards removed at his own desire to London, by slow and short stages, and was between three and four days on the road: he arrived at his house a few days since in Hamilton-place, and on Sunday night, between ten and eleven o'clock died there, in the 56th year of age. The great Irish sinecure held by Lord Buckinghamshire, Clerk in the Pleas in the Exchequer worth 11,0001. per annum, is not likely to be abolished. Lord Hardwicke, it is said, granted the reversion of it to his sons, and it is said his own name also is in the patent. February 8.-In the experience of the oldest inhabitants, the intensity of frost in the metropolis, and its immediate vicinity, has seldom exceeded that of last night. In the tube of a thermometer, graduated according to Fahrenheit's principle, and exposed under the northern entrance of the Royal Exchange, the mercury stood that morning, at nine o'clock, at nineteen degrees under the freezing point; and, in another, upon the same plan, and made by the same optician, in an open exposure at Highbury-place, the depression was, at an early hour in the morning, so low as twenty degrees under freezing. The thermometer this day at 7 A.M. three miles east of the Royal Exchange, was a 4°. That on which the above observation was made, was one by the ce lebrated Prins, of Amsterdam, in 1758. By the laws of the city of London, if a debtor owes money to a creditor, the creditor on knowing of money or effects the property of the debtor in the hands of another person, may attach, impound, and obtain the same; this law is, we believe, peculiar to the city of London: some causes have lately been tried before the Recorder, in the Mayor's Court, in which verdicts in favour of creditors circumstanced as above, were given. The widow of Marshal Ney has, it is said, received a letter from the Prince de Metternich, announcing to her that the Emperor his master has restored to her children the estates which the Marshal possessed in the territories that are now under the dominion of Austria. This letter also contains, it is added, expressions stating that the Emperor of Austria considers, with the liveliest interest and the greatest benevolence, the situation of the widow and children of the Marshal, to whom he offers a residence worthy of them in his States. The revelations and prophecies of a person named Catherine Healy, alias an Holy Woman, are the subject of an address from the Rev. Dr. Touby, Catholic Bishop of Limerick, which was read on Sunday in all the chapels throughout that diocese. "This woman," says the address," has presumed to assert, on the authority of a pretended revelation made to her, "that infants who die immediately after baptism, are condemned to a punishment of twenty-four hours dura tion." She has also presumed to utter certain predictions, calculated, under the present gloomy aspect of affairs, to terrify and mislead the weak and ignorant, and disturb the peace and good order of the country. A banker of Vienna lately presented for payment to the Countess of Lipano (ci-devant Queen Murat) an acceptance of her late husband for sixty thousand francs, which he had given to the Mayor of Ajaccio, in Corsica. It was immediately paid. Feb. 10.-Manchester is at this time in a deplorable situation, scarcely any business is doing there, the American markets being completely overstocked with goods, which are now selling in the United States at 30 per cent. under the prime cost. The Hon. James Willoughby, who died lately at the advanced age of 86, was amongst the oldest clergymen in England, and had some valuable church preferment. He was uncle to the present Lord Middle ton, of Woolaton, in Nottinghamshire. A subscription purse (free prize) was given by the gentlemen of Wisbech, to be skated for on the river near the town, which was won by Joseph Peck, of Parson Drove, beating H. Green, of March, and six others. The novelty of seeing two young ladies, Miss S. Ulyat and Miss Peck, from Parson Drove, skating on the slippery element, attracted universal notice. It is stated that there are sixty sail of transports employed between St. Helena and the Cape of Good Hope, to supply the former with provisions. Feb 11.-On Friday week, nearly allthe English who remained at St. Denis quitted it, and part of the artillery, which was at the chapel, set out on Saturday.→ The staff of the English troops which occupied, on the west of Paris, Marly, Port Marly, Bougival, Puteaux, Lucienne, and other neighbouring places, was at Ruelle. This last village has been the point of union of all these troops, and they set out on their march at four o'clock on Sunday for St. Denis. The English, cantoned at Neuilly, followed the same route about the same time. Waggons put in requisition, and laden with provisions, set out from Faubourg of Roule at break of day. All the English troops still in Belgium have received orders to break up and return to England. The first division of the 51st regiment, recently returned from France, has arrived at Brighton. The first division of the 55th regiment proceeded from thence immediately on their march for Bristol, to embark for Ireland. The 54th regiment of foot moved from Hythe to Chatham; and the 58th foot from Canterbury to Ramsgate, to embark for Ireland. The 44th foot was embarked at Dover on Saturday week, also for Ireland. The 85th regiment has marched from Chatham to Winchester. The 3d Garrison Battalion, from the Tower, has replaced the 32d regiment at Sheernees. Several regiments have sailed for Ireland. The 59th and 62d regiments from Margate; and the 16th, 35th, and 82d, with the 2d Garrison Battalion, from Dover. The 55th is to proceed to the same destination from Brighton. The 2d West York regiment, whose head-quarters are at Newcastle, in the county of Limerick, have received orders to embark forthwith at Cork, for England. All their detachments in the county of Kerry are to be relieved by equal numbers from the 74th regiment. The Forfarshire and Renfrewshire regiments of militia are ordered home from Ireland, and on their arrival in their counties, they will be disembodied. It is understood that the103d and 104th regiments are not to be reduced as was formerly reported; but that it is the intention of Government that the 4th battalion, 1st foot; 2d ditto, 11th ditto; 2d ditto, 59th ditto; 2d ditto, 69th ditto; 2d ditto, 89th ditto; and that the Ist and 2d West India regiments will speedily be added to the reduction. The three battalions of the 95th foot are to be formed into a rifle brigade, to which a battalion of the 14th foot is to be added. It is reported that sixteen General officers only will be employed on the British Staff (including North Britain, Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney) during the present year of these, four will be Lieutenant Generals, and the remainder, Major Generals. To be reduced immediately.-4th batt. royals, 2d batt. 11th, 23d, 59th, 69th, 7th West India, 8th West India. To be reduced within the present year. The present 101st of the line, York light infantry volunteers, Greek light infautry, De Rolle's, Meuron's, Corsican rangers, Sicilian regt; Canadian, Glengary, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick fencibles; and all the veteran and garrison battalions. The following regiments are to retain their second battalions for this year:1st royals, 5th, 12th, 14th, 2, th, 34th, 35th, 37th, 43d, 52, 53, 56th, 62d, 66th, 67th, 73d, 83d, 84th, and 87th. The present 103d and 104th to become the 101st and 102, will stand as such for this year, and be reduced after. The 95th regiment is to be taken out of the line, and its three battalions, with 3d batt. 14th foot, added to them as a fourth battalion, will be collectively named "the Rifle Corps."-In consequence of thus taking the 95th regiment out of the line, the numbers of the subsequent regiments will be altered, so as to make the present 96th to be 95th, the present 97th, the 96th, and so on which will be the number of the present 102d; the present 103d will be the 101st, and the present 104th the 102d. A route has been sent down from the War Office to the officer commanding at Chelmsford Barracks, directing the immediate march of the detachments of the 13th and 49th regiments for Gravesend, to embark for the East Indies. Feb. 11.-Among the costly presents which will be taken out to the Emperor of China, by Lord Amherst, is a glass in frame, the plate of which admeasures sixteen feet by ten: it is the largest ever cast in this country, and its value is 12,0001. Two carvers and gilders will proceed with it to repair any injury which it may receive in going out. Some superior cloth, valued at 51. per yard, also forms part of the presents: the whole is estimated at 80,0001. The Minden man of war and the Doris frigate are arrived from the East Indies and St. Helena: the former took a cargo of provisions and live bullocks from the Cape to St. Helena, and left that island the 26th Dec. Buonaparte continued to reside at the cottage; every thing was perfectly quiet, and provisions of every description were in plentiful supply. Feb. 13.-On Tuesday, a Court of Directors was held at the East-India house, when Joseph Luson, Esq. was appointed the Company's Agent at the Cape of Good Hope. Mr. Groom, Solicitor to the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, attended by one of the officers of the Court of King's-Bench, being introduced, served each of the Directors present with a Mandamus, ordering them to send forthwith a dispatch relative to the demands of Major Hart, as altered by the Board. Feb. 17.-Captain George Harrower was indicted for intermarrying with Susannah Ann Giblett, his former wife, Mary Usher, being at that time alive.The Rev. Arnold Burrows, Chaplain to the Presidency of Bombay, proved a copy of the parish register, dated Feb. 5th, 1794, and which certified the marriage of George Harrower to Mary Usher. Witness did not marry them; but he had visited and dined with them, when Mrs. Harrower presided at the head of the table, and acted in all respects as his wife. Captain Harrower left Bombay in 1813, and Mrs. Harrower was left at the house of Mr. Cook, at Bombay (a relation of her own), in a state of insanity. He believed Mr. Owen, Chaplain at Calcutta, performed the marriage ceremony between Captain Harrower and Miss Usher. He arrived in England in 1814, and soon after he gave information to Mr. Giblett, the father of Captain H.'s present wife, of the previous marriage to Miss Usher. -Paul Showcraft knew Mr. and Mrs. Harrower at Bombay, which he left in 1810. He did not know that Mrs. Harrower was then alive. He did not know Captain Harrower personally. - Lionel Thompson knew Captain Harrower personally, who called on him, and told him, that there was a conspiracy against him to charge him with having another wife alive, which he denied, as he hoped ever to enter the kingdom of heaven. He also asked witness to assist him in getting out of the kingdom, which he did. On the pier of Calais, he asked Captain Harrower to say, whether his wife at Bombay was alive or not; and he then confessed that she was alive. Witness then advised him never to think of coming to England again; but he came back twice, and witness saw him at an inn in the |