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THE STATE OF VENICE UNDER…
THE STATE OF VENICE UNDER 'La FRENCH. '1 -I The most Illustrious persona in Venice were reduced to the extreme of indigcncei bel smalt WRS the number of those who escaped the :'generíoil ruiH, It was computed in 1804, no less than nthousaud of the heads of noble famiiies were begging in the afreets. At every corner, on every bridge, might be seen some, lair Venetian-taily covered with a veil, and on knees imploring the aid of charity; whilst her male relations were occupied in pursuits f,tr less honourable, m order to procure sub- sistence. The distresses of the nobles and of the wealthy were not confined to tbemsel ves alonc; for, the VeneliaDs belllg- naiuraiiy osientali-: ous, thousands of menials, and of-the lower dasses of the people, were supported by their botiiity these therefore, were now abandoned to all the horrors of want < for, in the general disorder alld misery of the state, where was employment for them ? innumerable gay gon- doias were laid aside, and their skilful rowers being utterly unqualified for any other occu- pation, were in a slate of starvation. It is scarcely possible to depict the miserable situation of the nohles. Tlw Ahhe- a man of talents and of probity, with whom I was very intimate, one morning at break- fast related to me, with tears in his eyes, the following circumstance, which he said had happened ouly the uigbt before. The Abbe had passed that evening al the house of a ?9 friend; in the course of it they were attracted a id charmed by the sinjrng of a female in ihs street, immediate!} under the window. The pleasure of the good Abbe was, however, soon cowvr-rfed into melancholy; he thought he recognised She voice of a friend, t>i d !»a#- tcned to the street to ascertain ;he truth. The person was so muffled up that hecoulJ no £ idssco' er her, lie ran to her house, rnd hts I repeated knocks at the door were at length answered from will,in by her children, who informed him, that their mother had gone out willi their father and a friend to procure something for supper, and that having now no servaut, the" were lo-'k(-d it- nil their re- turn. Eeir.g isow persuaded that the .«< ig- stress was h's old frier.d, ;ie her, and with the i n ;isi regret, dis overc<f that she wag the i ojp-ess ( r, singing in the streets, in the hope of colic-»M a few soldi, to purchase food -,I,e Let 81), Z children. 1 In her days of sV» s markable fine player on t' p u • well aq a A possesses an CY e *«sfc u. » h> Ci.tl(-tlti% j i d i <»» oiiian ni ti vhii h si lived. Before the French quitted V.»o'a?f v Inst no! take away wis!- U'em t!:ev sfi oyed reight line ships oi e lir e, ;.nd se- veral frig-tiles which were then «m. (lie st.x lc m an unfinished stale, tin v r»-».dered useless cutting their sterns, stern .post% '.«nd kef I in different places, and i ikmg away .'h.- snore? -,er dered serviceable entirely Nken to pieces. This arsenal used to furnisn-eaiploy- meut to several hundreds oi workmen, now its o,iiy Ior tors, who are (It,4 into lire i»o«d i rem «u,s of ttiose u' rics •vhich the Fre l« hx«t> destroyed, und which were »<r nerly the pride and glorv of the Te netians. A huge portion of the arsenal is formed into m. oyster bed, which produces uo small reveuue.—-Mac^iiVa Journal. -1411£>
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G AME LAWS, 18 Oft Wednesday Jat, at the county Court at Dev ises, by virtue of a second w rit, issued frlt" that purpose, a-Jury wasimpaiHielied before Mr. Tinney, who presided for the Sheriff, to asses* the damage* in an action of trespass brought y Isaac Sunkins against ffenry Hunt, for tro>kisc game upon i he Plaintiff's estate. Mr. Casberd-, Counsel for the PlaifrtiSF, opened the case; and the trespass was proved by Richard Mortimer, On the cross-examination, a. question bfin< propose-i to the witness, whether the PiaiiiitiF had sustained any damage whatever from; trespass complained of? Mr. Tinney inierleici to prevent that question from being put. Jje said, that he would not suffer the witness to spe;> k to any point already settled between the panics; that damage was already admitted ou the part of. the Delendaut, aud t¡'"t the (juestion must narrowed, so as aot to countervail that admis- sion. In the course of the cross-examination, the witness stated, that no damage was done by the Defendant to the Plaintiff's t'ciice, or to the grara Oil his lands, or to ins property, in any shape whatever. Mr. Hunt addressed the Jury at great length but was seveiat times restrained, for what was considered asirrelevaflt so the matter in and a breach of that (!ecorum which oua:ht lo be invariably observed in a Court, of Justice. Mr. Tinney, in stating the effect of the evidence to the Jury, observed, that it was their function to assess what damage the Plaiut iff ought to have for the trespass complained of, it being adjudged hy the Court of K-hi^s lieitch, that some natures ne was entitled to recover, and that they were suoin io make an assessment, accordingly, observed, tiia* even if the Plaintiff had conic to iheinfo determine his righl. to a compensation for the aggression conipiained of, instead of coining to them merely to asceriji-in the amount of ittzh cowliensatiori, he would be entitled to their verdict; for it, was necessarily theJtjiY of this country,and of every country in which civi- lized society subsists, that no one shnuld come; upon the esrate of another "without his consent, iie therefore directed the Jury to a, ive such damages as they thought IhcPlaintilfeutitlNJ te. but left it wholly to their own discretion to settle (heari) iunt.—After some deliberation, the Jury to ict,,irn of no wished to return a verdict of no' damages! Mr. Tinney told them he would not receive this as their verdict; that they were bound by the writ under which they acted, and by the catb they had taken, to assess some damages. Motwitb* standing this admonition, and their being twice sent back fer further consultation, the Jury refused to alter their return. Sir. T. then said 'I lie Wtil-lld si ill do his, and they must fa Ice the c,o?i3equenre" of their refusal. The Defendant said he would indemnify the Jury for persisting in their first determination. Ihe verdict was not received, and we under- stand the names of the Jurors will be returned to the Court ol King's Bench, with the circcm- stanees attending this extraordinary case. 'Ihe Court was entirely full, and the return stanees attending this extraordinary case. Thf Court was entirely full, and the return of the Jury was received with loud acclamation by a laröe portion of the audito ry The will of the late Dr. Gray, of Indit, wheichv he bequeathed 00,0001- to the toWQ of Elgin, for pious purposes, which "a (L," years past, the subject of a Chancery suit, ha* by a late decision of that Court, been declar- ed valid, and (lie town yj Jilgiu fouud calitied to the whole amount* I
Advertising
WANTED, 4 MASTER for Hie Grammar School of Wrexham, in the county of Denbigh.—' For particulars, apply Ki the Officiating Minister "here. Wrexham, Jan. 10, 1810. L. JI 1 -U ftia li in WANTED, *g^HE sum of £ 2000. ou Morgan f-'ecu- Jl ritv, of goo* Freehold EtUite, situate ia county of Anglesey.—For particulars apply *9 Mr, ROCT. PRIC&A&D, Solicitor, Llwydiarth *9 Mr, ROUT, PRIC&A&D, Solicitor, Llwydiarth t,ol, Anglesey. WANTED, AN APPRENTICE of respectable connec- tions to a DRUGGIST, with whom a Pre- mium will be expected; one conversant in the J^elch Language will be preferred. Apply to R. Wrexham. N. B. A convenient House and Shop to be Let in Church street, of which a lease may be had if desirable. GAMEKEEPER. "V*A.NTS a place as GAMEKEEPER, r a midlife aged man, an excellent shot, ad who understands the breaking of dogs, and is Siso a good angler; he can have an undeniable character from a Gentlemau with whom he has lived 5 or 6 years. Appiy to Air. GRIFFITH THOKAS, Tan y toMcb, Merionethshire. 6th January, 1810. TO BE LET OR SOLD, ALTOGETHER OR IN SEPARATE PARKS. PRYS OWEN Tenement, situate about a -*L Mile from Llanerchymedd, Anglcsea. for particulars, apply to Mr. PRICHARD, Solicitor, Llwydiart Esgob, A nglesea. Should the above not let or sell, in the meas *We, it will be offered in about a month by Public Auction. Any Person desirous to purchase, may «ave the whole Estate at a Price which will in at least 4 per cent interest for the pur- nioney. CARNARVON. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, Co Saturday the 17th day of February 1810, at the Sportsman Inn, in the town of Carnarvon, between the hours of three and five of the clock in the afternoon, in such Lots and *<»♦»- -Ject to such conditions as shall then be agreed Upon:- ALL that Freehold Messuage or Dwelling H House, with the Plot piece or parcel of' ^a"dor Ground belonging and adjoining; thereto, ^'tuafe in Castle-street, in the town of Carnarvon iff°resaid, and now in the occupation of W ILX-IAM Vi(,tu;ilicr. The above Dwelling House is contiguous to the Market Place, Carnarvon, and well adapted f()c the public line, and the Ground adjacent thereto may he divided into advantageous allot- r4etlt8 for the purpose of building upon. f The tenant will Shew the premises, and for ft vper l)ur,icu1ars apply at the Office of Mr, 11. "K- "Ii-liams, Solicitor, Carnarvon. St VALFN I-INES DAY, Fourteenth of Next Month RICHARDSON, GOODLUCK, & Co. EESPECTFULLY acquaint the Public, that the whole of the State Lottery will be *!r«wn in ONE DAY, the 14th of Next Month, ehrnary. From the small Number of Tickets 111 the present Lottery, they recommend an early- rrchase, which will prevent the disappointment: hat many experienced in the country in tbe late >°ttery, by delaying till it was too late for the r^Otg to procure sufficient Tickets and Shares to I)PIY ('he Demaiid. 5,000 Nuiubers—Four pickets of each SCHEME. ^Prizes of-^20,000 .1,000 20 500 4-Prizes of—. £ 5,000 20 100 4,940 from aC50 to 15 Tickets and Shares are on Sale by ¥/* JOHN GRIFFITHS, Haverford West, r> ROBERTS, Bookseller, Carnarvon IL^HARDSON, GOODLUCK, and Co. 5 .u'IUii> £ s, Cornhill, and facing t he Gate of ° s Mews, Chariug-Cnjss, London. PAID ON DEMAND, In,'18 .aC-20,0001 i<^94 20,001) j tott ..20,000 at!4— .go,ooo J219 10,000 133 = £ 10,000 8,831 5,000 8,716 5,000 19,570. 5,000 17,127 4,000 esides Prizes of = £ 3,000, -c 1,000, £500, &c. of Capital Prizes were sold in at tk* 'Q the last and three preceding Lotteries, Corn?.0'd established State Lottery Offices, 26, YA t4hil, and St. Margaret's hill, Borough, of N S By and Co. who were a I so the first to Vy, sell two Prizes of = £ 30,000. JJ^DH\VI}Y and Co. respectfully solicit •ij tC *he favor of their Country Correspondents ■*W Jew State Lottery, which abounds with ■^eiff .Chances{ -they also beg leave to assure; ^or, j'euds, that, tfee.y will use their best endea- -SIW° Rrocure Prizes worthy'their pos*sessing.[ Prices ets and Shares are rolling at the lowest ted t0'd ail Orders by Past or Carrier execu- ¡'tpl1y ;R-"rt of the globe, ;oa the same terms 1 resem. Also at I A? To Bookseller, Chester. drawn in one day, the 14th February .Jtsay i » 3, and 4 Tickets of the same Number 480|«%€.ha^ S(> that ^40,Opt?, £ 60,000, or • j,e obtained by ooe$dveatu«^« WANTED, THE sum of £ 500 on Mortgagee of Free- hold Security in the county of Anglesey. —Apply to Mr. H. flurhts, Plas Penniynydd, Anglesey. NEW STATE LOTTERY. To be Drawn in One p ly, 14th FlSBRtJARYi 1810. SCHEME. 4- ^20,000 .eM,bOO 4 20,000 12 1,000 12,000 20 500 10,000 20 100 §,000 44 bo !,200 36 25 900 4,860 15 72,000 5,000 £ 200,000 This Lottery is upon the same Plan as the last; it consists of only 5,000 Numbers (from I to 5i0»>0 inclusive); but there are Four Tickets of each N umber, which will be severally entitled to what- ever Prize is drawn against such Number; for instance, if No. 1 should be drawn a Prize of = £ 20,000, the Four Tickets of that Number wiji EACH be entitled to £ 20,000, making, in the whole, I ■€80,000. Shares will be entitled to their Proportion. TICKETS and SHARES ARE ON SALE AT ALL THE OFFICES. Carnarvonshire Timber. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,, At the Sportsman Inn, in the town of Carnarvon, on Saturday the 17ill day of February next. between the hours of four and six in the after- noon, subject to conditions then to he pro- duced, either in the following or such other Lots as shall then be agreed upon, unless pre- viously disposed of, of which duo notice will 1)(" giveii LOT T. SIX Hundred ar.d forty-sis Trees numbered with Paint, and eighteen Cyphers Growing on Peny Fanll, ill tl-,e Parish of Llandwror, in the holding of Mr. Ev AN GARXQNS. IT. Two hundred and twenty-seven Ash Trees, seventy-one Alders, three Willows, one Syca- more, five Birch, and two Cherry Trees, growing on the same Farm. LOT fit. Three hundred and fifty-one Oak Trees num- bered with Paint, and four Cyphers growing on a Farm called Taly Sum, in the said Parish'of' Llandwrog, in the holding of Mr. GIUTFITH THOMAS. tOT IV. One hundred and sixty-seven Ash, twenty.siy Sycainore, eight Birch and Elm, numbered a- before, aud growing on Tal) San, afoi-esaid. i <>) V. Four hundred and hm-one Oak, nHmbered with Paint* one hundred and twenty-Jive Cyphers, two Ash, and eight Sycamores, growing ou Cae Cadu, ami Cae r Llanarch, being parr of a Farm called Tal drwst, }„ the Parish of Llanllfyfni, in the holding of ROBERT WILLIAMS. LOT VI. Five Oaks growing on Tyny pwll, in the said J itrisli ol Llanllyfni, in the holding of WILLIAM 1 noMAS MORGAN; thirty-seven Oak Trees,! two Ash, and five Sycamore, growing on Dol Evan Farm, in the said last mentioned Parish, in the holding of WILLIAM GRIFFITH; and sixty-thiee Oaks, ten Ash, and two Sycamore, growing of: Pant du Farm, in the Parish- of Llanllyfni aforesaid, in tiie holding of HENRY HUGHES. The Farms upon which the Timber grow, all lie oneach side of the rood, from the town of Carnarvon to Drwsy Coed, and within five miles of the navigable river Foryd, the Oak Trees in general are of good size, andlit for the use of ihe Farmer, the Ship Carpenter, or House Builder the Ash appear sound, and the whole are situate very convenient for carriage, The respective tenants will shew the Timber, and further particulars maybe had on application to Messrs POOLE, Attorniesat Carnarvon, or at their Office at Pencraig, in Anglesey, Hibernian Arms, Holyhead. J. AMES KNOWLES, late of GWYNDU, respectfully informs his friend andtlw public of the Dnited Kingdom, that he has open- ed the above extensive and commodious House, most, advantageously situate wifhio n few yards of the landing plae of the PaM-ei- and Custom House; and hopes by (two utieil;iot) to the com- forts and wishe of those who mi; hotter him with their support, to expeiieiue in his new situation, the same patronage which was so emi- nently conferred upon his family and himselfut GWIDU, and for which he hegs to repeat his tnost grateful acknowledgements. New Chaises aud able Post Horses. Sea-side, TIoh/headt K Dcc. 19 th 1809. Gl any don, Anglesey. TO BE LET, AND SNTKRED UPoN 12th DAY OF MAY 'NEXT, {Furnished or Unfurnished.) LANYDON commands a most beautiful *nd extensive sea view, with convenient bathing places, wi'hin two hundred yards of the I house; has a breakfast. d'niiis, and tea room, and excellent bed rooms, kitchen. pantrv, dairy, underground cellars, &c. &c. &c. Also a coach. house, stable, and cow-house; an excellent walled garden, stocked with well-trained fru i t trees, and every other requisite convenience for a genteel family. Glanydoii is situate about a mile from the market town of Amlwch, where the post arrives daily, and within ten miles of the post road from Holyhead to London. The markets are well sup- plied on Saturdays, and almost a daily rommuni* ell tioll hy regular traders, from Amlwch to Li- verpool. 4 The tewtint may he accommodated with land, from 10 to 40 acres, in high cultivation. For further particulars, apply to Mr. PRICE, Mona Lodge, Anglesey. Mona Lodge, Jan. I Gth, IS10. Freehold Estates in Wales. -o!IIIIJIioo- TORE SOLD BY AUCTION, At the TJtiieoru Inn, in the Much* ^jieUi, on Saiurtlay the 24fh day of 18)0. I. IN THE COUNTY OE MEUJONETH. Annual rent. £.. d. LOT 1. I N ESTATE cnlled Ton-) il lanney, in ihe Parish off .rf. Oiynn, in the occupatiou of Mr.C JOHN V A r G U A N ) LOT 2. Bonyraer aud CwynyguJe, in) the parish of Pennal, in the> 40 0 P occupation of ROBT. JotiEi ) LOT 3. Penypiuner, in the said parish ) of tleiirial, in the occupation of 18 0 0 SIMON THOMAS LOT 2, and 3. Are within a mile and an half of the town of Machynllclh. IN THE COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY. LOT 4. Tynyrwitra, Rhosciliwch, and} l't 1 i<c Turner, in the parish off Trefe>lwys, in the occupation^ NICHOLAS BENNET ) LOT 5. White Lion, and Unysejnnin, ) in the town and parish of Machynlleth, the farm in the 90 0 0 occupation of CATHERINE j v LEWIS, widow J N. B A Fee Farm rent of 6,. 3d., is payable to the owner of this estate. LOT 6. A house in the town of Mach-) ynlleth, ii> the occupation off ROBERT LUMLEY, & JOIINT LLSVIS CARDIGAN. • LOT 7. I.lwyncrwn, in the parish of Idanllhangel, in the occupa-C 9 0 0 tion of JOHN THOM AS ) On several of the lots there are coppices of thriving young Oak, which will in time become very valuable. The estates are let at very moderate rents, and are capable of great improvement. The respective tenants will shew the premises. For further particulars, enquire of the Rev. Eobert DAVIES, Towyn, near Machynlleth and of Messrs. GRAHAM, KINBERLEY, and DOM- VILI.E, Lincolns Inn, London. (One Property.) The INHABITANTS of this COUNTY Have on all occasions evinced their zeal to promote the best inter- ests of the Empire. Their atten-tioiiis now most respectfully solicit- ed to a select Plan, in which the two great objects of every Finan- cier, PUBLIC GOOD and PKIVATE EMOLUMENT, are happily united. As a public-measure, we are promoting the finan- ces of our conntry/when we purchase a Ticket or Share in the Lot- tery, and at the same time may be securing an immediate Fortune to ourselves. I his will appear by the Scheme of the present Grand Lottery, containing Two Hundred t housand Pounds in Prizes, and only Five Thousand Numbers. I here are Five Thousand Prizes, and Four of them Twenty Thousand Pounds each. One Number must gain Eighty Thousand Pounds. The arrangement of the Prizes is superior to any Lottery heretofore in the annals of Chance. Tickets and Shares may now be had at all the Lottery Offices in this County but an immediate purchase is earnestly recommended, or they may be all sold, as there were only 5,000 Numbers at first. The Lottery will be drawn on the 14th of FEBRUARY, bein- VAZENT,Iri&'s DAY
ISLE OF BOURBON. -----
ISLE OF BOURBON. Further Parlitulars of the Attack upcit the Isle of Bourbon. On the 20lh of September, Commodore Rowley, (commanding the cruising squadron off tlie Isle of France) in the Haisouabic, 64, I accompanied by tbe Hoadieea, Capt Sinus, Capt. Pym and Nereide, Capt Corbel, with the Otter sloop,Capt. WiHou^hby,came from the cruising station, off" the Isle of France, to the Isle of Bourbon, prepared for an attack upon the town of St. Paul, and shipping in the roads, which at that time con- j sisled of the Caroliue frigate, of 48 guns, and 400 men, with her two prizes, the Streatham i and Europe Indiamen, manned and armed; a small privateer, formerly the Grappler gun- brig, and several other small coasting vessels. On hoard the fleet were Lieut.-Col rue! Keating, of his Majesty's 66th regiment, wilh about 200 men of that regiment, and 170 Bombay sepoys, from the island of Rodrigues (Lieut.-Colonel Keating having beclIseut by the Bombay Government to take possession of that island, which he had done about two months before): This force, with the marine's of the fleet, and about 100 seamen, under t. Wilioughby, in ali 750 men, were land id from ili« Nereide at 4 a. m. a few miles from the town, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Keating, and pushed forward as last as possi- ble but, from the badness of the road, did not arrive at the lown till seven o'clock. I The party divided and attacked liu- defence of the Iowa, consisting of live batteries, three of which were furnished with furnaces { M- red 1 1 ol shot.—They experienced some resistance, t but by their persevering gallantry were in possession of tlie whole five before nine o'clock, as also of the town-. The lJIIS were turned upon the French ships in the Hoad., just at the time our ships were entering the bay. There can be no doubt of what oor ships itould have done had there been occa- sion; but the French ships seeing themselves attacked on both sides, struck beioreour ships were in a condition to Ore wilh effect ? so that very few shot were fircd, The French snips defended themselves weii, while their defence could be of any use, and sent a parly to assist I he troops on shore. Captain Pym, of the Sirius, hoisted » sig- nal (or permission to anchor, which wa> ed, but, before lie opened bis fire, the ships struck. Every humane attention was shewn by Commodore Howlej, and Lieut.-Colonel Keating, to the inhabitants, who suffered more trom the piuydei of their own slaves than from our troops. We had between 60 and 70 men killed and wounded. There never was any idea of keeping; possession of the rsiand, as the force was not sufficient for that purpose. Their sole object was a coup de main, which was planned and executed with abtfity and vigour. The ships in the roads, and the eaptured cargoes, were the induce- ments, the former of which were ail taken, and about half the latter brought away, the rest havill been burnt. The Goyeruor of the Island came down with a reinforcement from St. Dennis, but return- ed without effecting; any thing. Immediately after his return, he put an end to his exist- CllCC, leaving a written paper upon his table, explaining the motives by which he was in- duced to adopt a resolution of so shocking a nature. The widow of the General having expressed a wish to join her family at the Isle of France, Commodore ltowley humanely appointed a small vessel, under a cartel flag, to take her there with her family, servants, aud effects, an act highly gralifying to the French, as weii as to the English prisoners, who had been ii- j berated by the capture of the town, and who had been treated wilh the greatest kindness and attention dus iug a residence of two months on the island. The English, by articles entered into with the Commandant of St. Paul, retained quiet possession of the towu, and a certain distance round it, for S days.