The Cambrian

-THE SWANSEA, FRIDAY, Jan. 27. m The difficulties attending the first publications of a Newspaper being inconceivably great, we trust they will operate in extenuation of whatever errors and imperfections may be observed. Maturity will speedily be attained but, till then, we must rely on the li- berality and candour of our Readers, to pardon ac- cidental or unavoidable omissions. SHIP NEWS. K ARRIVED, The Eagle, Tremithefc, from Penzance Union, Trick, from Clovelly, in ballast Sociable Friends, Gimblett, from Minehead, with sundries Richer, Bird, <1and Petree, Richards, from Padstow, in ballast; Resolution, John, from St. Ives, ditto Renown, Tedvill, from Cork, ditto Happy Return, Truman, from Bristol; Delight, Spurry, from Bridgewater, with sundries Good Intent and Elizabeth, from ditto, with oats Maria, Evans, from Aberthew, with sundries William and Cathe- rine, Phillips, from Bristol, with sundries. CLEARED OUT, The Fleet, Blackman, for Ilfracomb, with coal; Betsey, Barrett, for Glocester, with copper and coal; Hope, Edwards, for Ilfracomb Jenopher, Richard, for Fal- mouth Swan, Bevan, for Truro; Amelia, Ninnis, for St. Ives Fortitude, Vivian, for ditto Betsey, Wilkinson, for Barnstaple Boscastle, Atwell, for Padstow, all with coal; Bee, Knightsbridge, for Chatham, with culm, wrought iron, plates, and cast-iron wedges; Mountgalpin, Nael; Hope, Hicks Marianne, Bond; and Ayre, Grandfield, for St. Ives, Two Friends, Rumson, for Ilfracomb Handy, Wil- liams, for Minehead Jupiter, Grant, for Dartmouth; Penrose, Rogers, for Plymouth Resolution, John, and Rose, Davies, for St.-Ives, all with coals Petrel, Rich- ards, for Padstow and Swallow, Thomas, with sundries James, Pascoe, for, St. Ives; Villers, Dalton, for Truro; M^'ry, Madge, for Bideford Speedwell, Lugg, and Betsy, Ctlrtis, for Ilfra.comb Mariner, Banks, for Fowey Alli- ance, Williams, for Waterford, with coals and Alfred, Crocker, for Waterford, with culm. ENTERED OUT, The Cardiff Castle, Jenkins, for Bristol. The brig Betsey, Capt. Slade, from Neath to Magavissey, with coals, ran ashore here, but was got off this morning. The Mines Royal, Sincock, is gone up the river to Loughor to repair some damage received on Llanelly Flats by the late high winds. The Thomas and Betsey, Bevan, in ballast, from Bristol bound to the Mumbles, for fish, drove ashore on Portcall Point, between Swansea and Cardiff, on Friday morning last, and went to pieces—one man drowned. The Sally, Curtain, from Newhaven to Swansea, has put into Torbay. The Racehorse brig, of Carmarthen, was forced on shore in Cornwall by the gale of ThursdaYliight last. Cardiff.—Inwards, the Anglim, Bell, from Memel, with timber and deals the Mary, Fido and Susanna, Evans, from Bridgewater Trial, Bodnam, from Glocester John, Jones, from Newport; Rashlyleigh, Melluish, from Fowey Three Brothers, Davies, from Bristol; and Rover, Chant, from Dartmouth.—Outwards, the Castle of Cardiff, Cle- ments, and ,Fonman Castle, Jones, for Bristol; Treore, Jennings, for Padstow; Industry, Quick, for St. Ive's; and Industrious, Kenmure, for London. Carmarthen.—Arrived, the John Edward, Evan, from Bristol.—Cleared out, the Hero, James; Constant Trader, Evans; aud Ceres, Evans, for Bristol; and Industry, Roberts, for London. Tenby.-The Sinton de Maites, Joseph, from Lisbon to London, with fruit, was on the 17th inst. driven into this port by stress of weather. Haverfordwest. -Sailed the Perseverance, Richards, with sundries, for Bristol. Bristol.—Entered out, the Emlyn, Morris, for Carmar- then the Eagle, Rowland, and the Martha, Jenkins, both for Fishguard. Bristol Imports.— Butter, 537 firkins, 54 casks—Cork 70 c. -Calfskins so bund.—Earthenware 1 crate—Figs (frails) 6;-Goatskins 9 bund.-Hides, (India) 5103—Hemp 22 bund.—Iron 2255 bars-Linen 4 bales—Lemons and oranges 2 cheSts-Linseed 179 bags-Lard 12 trs.—Ox and cow hides 363—Pork 177 bris.—QuUIs 30 packs—Skins i bale—Tallow '18 hhds.—Veils i brl.-Wine 220 pipes 1 hhd. The Ann, Bonityne, and the Betty, M'Lachlan, from Limerick to Liverpool, are lost,to the northward of Galway thc-cit#^O0C^'ittreff«ff^a^ear'aiIu-tiiaroT'm6 latter lost. The Aid, Crannage, from Bristol to Dublin, is lost a few miles from Wicklow an inconsiderable part of the cargo has been saved, but five persons unfortunately perished, viz. Mrs. Crannage, Mrs. Morrison, a Scotch officer's lady, a serjeant's wife of the 18th dragoons, a servant-maid, and the Captain's son,' a fine youth nine years of age. The Jane, Weyers, of Plymouth, laden with tar, turpen- tine, &c. from thence to Liverpool, is on shore on Stokes-bay to the eastward of Plymouth, totally wrecked, and the Cap- tain and crew drowned. The Sally, Brown, of Liverpool, bound to Malta, &c. with bale goods, is on shore at St. Mawes with loss of rud- der and other damage, and will be obliged to take the cargo out to get her off. On Thursday night and Friday morning last we experienced a most tremendous gale of wind, which exceeded in fury anything of the kind within recollection. The tide being out, the ship- ping received but trifling injury. Some vessels ran ashore at the Mumbles, which have since been got off with inconsiderable damage. The streets of the town exhibited a distressing spectacle at the dawn of Friday, being covered with tiles, slates, &c. scarcely a house having escaped uninjured. Several chimnies were blown down, but providen- tially no lives were lost. It would greatly exceed the limits of a newspaper to particularise the mischief produced by the devasting element: we have received accounts from various quarters of Wales, and the neighbouring counties, of its me- lancholy effects-many cottages have been de- stroyed, houses and other buildings unroofed, ricks dispersed, large timber-trees torn up by the roots, &c. &c. but, amidst the general ravages, it will be extremely gratifying to the feeling mind to learn there has been only one or two instances of persons having perished. Here as in other ports, the storm was preceded by an uncommon agitation of the sea, which seem- ed to indicate a surprising concussion of nature. The Brecon Mail-coachman was blown off his box over a bridge into the river Tarrellt; and a meteor also appeared, extremely bright, over the outskirts of Brecon. In Hereford and visinity the buildings have ma- terially suffered. In Stoke Park, Herefordshire, 180 oak timber trees were torn up by their roots, and many others in Horn Park, the seat of the Duke of Norfolk. A farmer in the parish of Goodrich, near Ross, had an immense number of trees broken to pieces and Mr. Hodges, of Landoga, near Monmouth, had a row of very fine fruit-trees torn up by the roots -several of which last season produced a hog- shead of cyder each. In short, there are few or- chards which have escaped the ravages of the tempest. Considerable damage was done in the town and neighbourhood of Shrewsbury; many chimnies were blown down, houses unroofed, large trees torn down, outhouses and stacks unthatched, and a variety of other injuries sustained, but no lives lost. It blew so violent at Stapleton, that it forced down a part of the wall at the French prison, in consequence of which, one of the Royal Bristol light horse was sent off, express, to that city and a guard of fifty men arrived in the space of three or four hours. Great damage was done to the roofs of several houses and other buildings in the city of Glocester. -At Worcester, a fatal accident was occasioned by a stack of chimnies falling on the roof of a house occupied by Mr. Harris, attorney, in Edgar- street great part of the roof was forced into one of the upper rooms, were the nursemaid was in bed with two children under her care, and who was instantly killed by a beam falling upon her neck; but the children were most providentially taken out of the ruins, without having sustained any material injury. Swansea Assembly, last night, exhibited, as usual, a numerous and elegant display of com- pany. On Monday evening the Llanelly, Assembly com- menced for the winter season, under the direction of H. Fragoin and A. Raby, Esqrs. which was nu- merously attended by the fashionables of the town and neighbourhood. Thursday last Mrs. Carleton opened her elegant New Theatre at Milford. The Cardiff troop of yeomanry cavalry were re- viewed on Saturday last, in Cardiff Castle, by Colonel Wardle, the Inspecting Field Officer of the district, who manifested the fullest approbation at their appearance, and the spirited manner in which they performed the different manoeuvres, particu- larly the last charges—In addressing himself to the commanding officer, the Colonel observed that had they been a regular regiment, much less a provincial trroop, they would do honour to his Majesty's service, and that he should report them as fit for immediate duty.The weather was re- markably fine during the review, and the number of spectators was immense, (it being market-day) as the Marquis of Bute had given orders to have the Castle gates thrown open, that every person who chose it might be gratified without restraint. The ladies were accommodated with some of the rooms in the Castle.—The Colonel is now in Mon- mouthshire, Inspecting the corps in that county. Most of the Welsh corps of volunteers have now undergone Inspection and, to their honour be it. stated, the Cambro-Britons have been found infe- rior to none in appearance, proficiency, and zeal for the glorious cause in which they have em- barked. Head-Quarters, Woodland-Castle, Jan. 1804. Extract of a cirmlar letter to the Gentlemen commanding Volunteer Corps, under the inspection of Col. G. Warde. It is absolutely necessary that the diffidence attached to an appearance in a new character should be got the bet-, ter of, and that each officer habituate himself to take the command, and give the words distinctly and audibly, which may at the moment be the duty of .his situation, in order that the men, by seeing them, qualified, may acquire confi- dence in their officers. "It is desirable that the district of country containing your corps should be so subdivided as to coDtain a squad, which should, in as much as possible, be placed under the superintendence of a corporal, who should use his utmost ,endeavours to bring the men, both in arms, (if left whh them) accoutrements, and clothing, as clean as possible to their private parade and those squads under the further superintendance of serjeants in like manner appointed, (to one or more subdivision districts, according as their numbers will allow) who is to inspect the private parade, call the r,11, and prepare a field return for the signature of the com- manding officer of the troop, (or company) after which the officers to inspect their companies in sufficient time to take their posts, and march the men to the general parade at le.*t a'quarter of an hour before the time appointed. Silence is an essential to a soldier.. That the men present low enough is particularly to be attended to, especially the rear ranks, who are most in the habit of neglecting so to do it should be explained to them, that-a ball striking the ground may rise again to effect, which can never happen to one fired in the air. Great care should be had to the well returning the ram- rods, otherwise, when the troops come to use powder, they will be blown away, to the great danger of spectators and on service, to the loss of the use of so many arms, and con- sequently men. GEO. WARDE, Col. on Staff." The Shrewsbury volunteers were presented with their colours, last week, by Lady Oakley.—A ball was given on the occasion at the Lion rooms, dur- ing which, some wicked wag, by violently strik- ing the cieling of an apartment underneath, caus- Z!l ed great confusion among the company, who were impressed with an apprehension that the floor was giving way.—A reward of 50 guineas has, how- ever, been offered for his discovery and conviction. The three troops of Shrewsbury yeomanry caval- ry have made an offer of being embodied for a week; and they are to march for Ludlow on the 6th of February, for the purpose of acquiring due energy in their training by the opportunity of acting in a body. The Earl of Dysart has clothed, at his own ex- pence, 600 volunteers, raised on his own estate in Cheshire. The patriotic Earl has also enrolled 500 of his tenantry in Suffolk, whom he also means to clothe. Lady Grosvenor has generously presented the Flintshire militia with 265 flannel waistcoats. On Saturday evening last, as two servants of Z" Mr. Rowland Hopkins, of Sully, were teaching each other the manual exercise with a fowling- piece, which unfortunately happened to be loaded with duck shot (though totally unknown to either), the one who gave the word of command Present! Pire received the contents of the piece, and the shot entering his left ear, took it off, scalped a part of the skull, and came out at the back part of the head.—The man is living, and, much to the credit of Mr. Vaughan, surgeon, of Cardiff, is likely to do well. Thomas Wyndham, Esq., M.P., has generously given five guineas to the prisoners in Cardiff goal, which was expended in meat, potatoes, &c., and Mr. R. Griffiths, surgeon to the prison, humanely distributed a sheep and plenty of potatoes amongst them on Christmas-day. At the last Cardiff Quarter Sessions, John Pugh and David Jones, footman and groom to S. Hom- fray, Esq., were convicted of stealing porter out of their master's cellar, and sentenced to be transported for seven years an example which, it is hoped, will tend to prevent similar depreda- tions in future. Glocestershire.—The annual and public examina- tion, at the Rev. Dr. Jones's school, Redland, near Bristol, took place on the Monday previous to the recess. The senior boy having delivered an ap- propriate and elegant address, in Latin verse, the higher classes were critically examined in the following authors by the Rev. Dr. Drought, S. T. P. Trin. Col. Dub. and the Rev. Thomas Johnes, A.M.; and in justice to the young gentlemen, we add, that they acquitted themselves with much credit. Crooke, in Demosthenes de Corona, and Odes of Pindar. Williams, Farquarson, Wood, and Lloyd, in Demosthenes, Phillippic the 1st, and Odes of Horace, lib. ii. Salisbury, Monck, Ward, Grosett, Davies, W. Williams, Yorke, and Needham, in Homer II, lib. 2, and Virgil, Æn., lib. 6. J. Needham, Gollop, Rolph, H. Williams, and Montgomery, in Collectanea Graeca Minora, and Virgil's Bucolics. We have copied the preceding article with great pleasure, as we perceive in it the names of young gentlemen from the Principality, who cannot fail, we hope, from so classical an institution, to be- come eminent and useful characters in their native country. Dr. Jones, who conducts this seminary, is the same person, we believe, that was some years ago, elected master of the Free Grammar School of Carmarthen, whose printed proposal at that time for erecting a College, we remember to have seen and as the plan was liberal and ex- tensive, embracing the Mathematics, and Philo- sophy, as well as the Belles Lettres, we lament that it was not carried into execution. The following circumstance, though not of very recent date, is nevertheless deserving of notice, as it shews that Welsh Seamen are no less distinguish- ed by intrepidity, in the moment of difficulty and peril, than their English Brethren Brixham Quay, Torbay, Jan. 10. A large coast- ing sloop, called the Dick, of Chester, Abel Davies, late master and owner, laden with slate, from Caernavon bound to Portsmouth and Chichester, is just arrived here. She was boarded, and taken last Saturday morning, about II o'clock, two miles off the Runnel stone, by a boat armed and belonging to a French brig privateer then about four miles from them it being fine calm weather, they took Mr. Davies, the master and owner, with all the crew, (except the mate) out of her, and put them on board the privateer the mate was left on board the sloop with four Frenchmen. The priva- teer then boarded and took four brigs off the Land's End, three of which were laden, supposed from Bristol or Liverpool, and the other in ballast, which she sunk a little to the westward of the Wolf Rock.-The privateer, on her leaving France, had nearly 100 men, chiefly Danes and Swedes, but had taken so many prizes, that she became short handed and stood away for France with her prizes; and the mate of the Dick says, he is afraid they are safe arrived at Morlaix, for she was in sight of that port, whenthe wind flew round to the southward, and it blew a vioient gale, which split the Dick's sails. The mate then told the French- men that he was well acquainted with a port un- der their lee, and unless they would give the helm to him, he said, every soul of them would perish they consented, and he bore away for England. He then enticed them to go below, make a good fire, and take tea, and when they were down, he kept them there, having previously secured a mus- ket and hanger, and this morning brought her safe into Torbay. The Nemesis frigate has laid claim to the Dick. The drying-house belonging to E. Shepard, Esq. of Uley, in Glocestershire, was destroyed by fire last week, supposed to have been occasioned by the overheating of the flues, one of which bursting, communicated the fire. to the timber.—The cloth destroyed is estimated at 15001. value, but the whole was insured. Very early on Friday morning a fire broke out in the workshop of Messrs. Heywood and Belshaw, machine makers, In Manchester, which was totally consumed, together with a large quantity of ma- chinery, &c. The weather being extremely tem- pestuous, the flames th. satened destruction to the whole neighbourhood, but by the active assistance which was rendered, the damage was confined to the premises where the fire began. A meeting was last week held at Birmingham, for the purpose of forming a Society for the de- tection and punishment of fraudulent bankrupts, swindlers, &c., and for preventing the relations, friends, or accomplices Of bankrupts, being appoin- ted trustees. The meeting was numerously atten- ded by the principal manufacturers and trades- men, and a committee appointed to draw up the rules and regulations of the society.-We under- stand it is the intention of this society to establish their system upon a basis equally liberal and ex- tensive; connections for the purposes of informa- tion will be formed not only in London, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester, &c., but also in Germany, Russia, Spain, Portugal, America, and other places where a reciprocal interest may arise to the parties engaged in the correspondence. ARMY PROMOTIONS. Royal Glamorganshire Militia.—R. Aubrey, Esq. to be Colonel; H. Knight, Esq. to be Lieutenant-Colonel; T. Edmondes, to be Major; R. M. Hansard, N. Price, J. Sheldon, R. Morgan, J. Robinson, W. Goodrich, C. Cal- land, T. Smith, Esqrs. to be Captains; J. Langley, gent. to be Captain-lieutenant; R. Bates, J. M. Cottle, T. Tho- mas, J. Norcott, R. S. Redman, A. Chambers, J. Pritchard, W. Langley, W. Thomas, to be Lieutenants; J. Home, T. Jones, Gents, to 1^ Ensigns; M. Irving, Gent, to be Adjutant; J. Alexander, Gent, to be Quarter-master; W. Hopkins, Gent. to be Surgeon; T. Thomas, Gent. to be Assistant-Surgeon J. Langley, to be Paymaster; j. J. Bassett, C. Calland, J. Capper, H. C. Cotton, R. Craw- shay, R. Davies, T. Edmundes, W. Goodrich, E. Hawkins, S. Homfray, T. Jones, D. Jones, W. Lewis, J. H. Lloyd, T. Lockwood, M. Markham, C. Smith, W. Taitt, T. Tho- mas, jun. 1. Thomas, W. Vaughan, G. Warde, R. Wil- liams, J. Wood, jun. G. Wynch, Esqrs. P. Edwards, B. Pall, J. Hunt, R. Rickards, Clerks, to be Deputy Lieu- tenants. Fishguard Volunteers.—D. Thomas, Gent. Lieutenant, vice D. Thomas, appointed Adjutant M. Davies, W. Lloyd, R. Watkins, Gents, to be Ensigns. Montgomeryshire Volunteer Legiolz.-Infantry. Devereux Milton, Gent. to be Ensign Richard Farmer, Gent. to be Adjutant Edward Jones, and John Ford, Gents, to be Surgeon. Cavalry. William Owen, Gent. to be Surgeon. Royal Denbighshire Militia.—Major John Lloyd Salisbury, to be lieut. -colonel; Capt. John Powell Foulkes, to be ma- jor.- To be captains, John Maddock Jones, Charles Gethin Kenrick, Richard Parry, Richard Butler Clough, Foster Cunliffe, and Richard Lovett, Esqrs. To be lieutenants, John B. Carruthers, John Davies, H. Nash Bromwich, Stephen Nicholls, George Watkin Kenrick, Thos. Brown, and David Lloyd, Gents.-To be zd lieutmalzts, Robert Perrott, H. R. Griffiths, M. Nelson, and E. P. Davies, Gents.-To be quar- ter-master, Thomas Parry, Gent. Herefordshire Militia.-Geo. Lord Rodney, to be lieut. Shropshire Volunteers.—Adjutant F. Quarme, to be lieut.; iNoei uoyd, Gent. to be Ensign Arthur Downes, Gent. to be adjutant, vice Quarme. Monmouthshire Vohmteers.—Reverend T. Leyson, to be Chaplain H. M. Hawkins, Gent. to be Surgeon.