- . Wednesday, a Court df Directors Aid held'at the House, when the undermentioned ships were taken service of the ensuing season, and thus stationed, vi For Bengal and China—Warren Hastings, N. S, Larkins. For Bombay and China—True Briton, Capt. W. :; Cumberland, Capt. P. Wedtbrbarn ; Scaleby Castle,. Capt. J. Loch; Nepitie, Capt. W. Donaldson; and Henry Addington, Capt. J. Kirkpatrick. For Madras: ad China—Britannia, Capt. J. Birch; :tad Per . • severance, Captain J. Tweedale. For St. Helena, Bencuolen, and China—Cuffuells, Capt. R. W el bank . For China direct —Hindostan (N. S.) Capt. E. Ralston; Royal Charlotte, Capt. H. Rush ; Glatton, Capt. J. Halibur ton; Thames, Capt. M. Riches; Albion, Capt. B. Richardson ; Marquis of Ely, Capt. J. Dalrymple ; and Nottingham, Capt. W. Campbell. For Madeira, and Coast and 13ay-- 7 Adn3iral Gardoer, Capt. W. J. East fi eld ; and Lady Burgos (N. IC), Capt. A. F. W. So into°. For Coast and Bay—Lard Duncan,• Capt. E. C. Bradford; Lord Melville, Capt. J. N. NV hy, ; Baring, Capt. J. Car tiegte ; City of London, Capt. J. Yates; and Dover Castle, Captain Simpson. For ('e '. ion and Bengal—Castle Eden, Capt. R. Colnet. • For Madeira and Bombay—Marchioness of Exeter, Capt. A. Nash. rot St. Helena and Bengal—Lady Castlereagh, Capt. T. G. Murray ; and United Kingdom, Capt. W. P. D'Esterre. Ctpi. Jos. Boulderson and John Woodbridge Hilton, were appointed Master Attendant and Deputy Master Attendant, in the room of Captains Coggan and Corner, resigned, r __. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. The Brest Beet attempted to escape from that port a few days ago. It stood out some distance from the land, but observing our squadron bearing down, it made immediately for the outer road again. One of the frigates belonging to it got on a rock, and was destroyed by the Minerva. The crew had previously quitted ber. We have been favoured With the following ex tract of a letter on this suliject:— " Off Brest, Aug. 19; ISOS. I hasten to inform you, that unfortunately the French squad ron, so long cooped up in this port, has had a fortunate escape. One of our look-out frigates descried the enemy at sea, cousist log of four sail of the line, four frigates, nod six gun. brigs.— Every heart beat with tra►sport at the sight, and we saw, or thought we saw, another laurel decorating.the hrows of our gal lant Commander, Admiral Duck worth, who was leading tip his Beet to the attack, in a most admirable style. Oh that we had been at haul, or they had been further out at sea! I suppose we were discovered from the telegraphs ashore ; for, after some signals passing to the ene►oy, he suddenly tacked about and made the hest of his way to the harbour. which they all reached in safety, except a frigate, o ho, in her hurry, touched the ground, and was so complaisant as to wait the arrival of the Minerva, who h.►d orders to blow her up, which service was done in a seaman-like mamter. About two o'clock we heard the explo •inn, which was terrible." t DeAI., Aun. 2.s.—Came in from a cruize off Flushing, the squadron under toe command of Admiral tiarduer, seven sail of the line, and remain in the Downs.—Twelve sail of transports sailed from time Downs this morning for the Nitre, where, it is said, they are to be jobbed by several others, and to proceed i►nn►ediately to the Baltic, to take on board the Spanish troops, to convey them to Spain. it or ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, Btc. Coltoweit's NquESTs.—Four Inquests were held before C. Jew►mett, Esq. Coroner for Surrey. The first Ism; held'at Chert sey, on the body of hlr. Thomas Swaine. It appeared, that hewns with another geL by lA., s oft iaquest ay the same Coroeee, st the Kin& Head, in High-street, Lambeth, on the body of Richard Bempett, a boy about 10 years old, the sou of poor people in St. Ann's -street, Westminster, who fell. of the battlements of Westminster Bridge, on Wednesday evening. The misfortune was evidently occasioned-by the bo)'s own Ist. prudence, in having ventured into such a situation.-T-Verdict, Accidental Death. The other Inquisition was taken upon the body of a male child, name unknown, which was found near Cupet's Bridge, Lambeth, on Tuesday evening, betweea nine and ten o'clock, by a waterman of the name of John Higley, as he was shoving off his boat from the causeway. It was proved by the surgeon who examined the body, that it was in the same vale as live-born children usually are ; and,_ in his opinion, It was not above 98 hours old. The head, arms, and upper part of the body were inclosed in a pillow case, at the bottom of which there was a string, with a stone at the end of about ten pounds weight.—Verdict, Wilful Murder by awns persoa. sta.- known. A mvsvEarous AV AIR.—Two respectable tradesmen, in the vicinity of Bayswater, went to Marlborotigh-street Police Office yesterday to make affidavit, !that they suspected lt repo • table woman, the wife of a warking tradesman at liayssvater, had been murdered, by poison having been ndministered to her. Their depositions went to state, that the wo►uan in question. who war buried on Thursday last, was about to appeal . to Con Court of Chancery to recover some property she had been kept out of. One of the persons who gave in his deposition stilted that he waited on the deceased a few days previous to her death. but it was not very convenient to settle the b►siness at that time, and she appointed a future day, and added. that she did not know whether she should not be murdered previous to the appointed time. It appeared that she was dead in n-few clays, and her body was hideously swollen. There were severnl ether Nets in the depositions, whir!r it would be intim-aim-at present to mew tion, as we understand the body will be taken up and exaMtned by Surgeons. The Royal Family and Ladies and Gentlenten of Distinction and Fashion, use Prince's Ru•sia (HI, for trinisteoing the hair when dressing,. which is so great a .nouriiher to the hair, as to prevent it turning grey to ail periods of life; promotes the growth, and making the hair grow thick and long ; prevent' trifoliing etr; and restores it on bald places, if the leant PIA/ tt'mnin. Several Gentlemen that were •lvald, have declated,• after using the Russia Oil regularly for three month!, the bald, places became nearly covered hair.—Ladies and (klub.- men going; to Tvatering,-placee, ought not to neglect to use tho. Rus.sia Oil, a= it prevents the general case of the water ocea.itm ing the hair to fall off or become shaded. Also Gentlemen should not omit applying it to Abe whiskers, to prevent them turning. grey, which is too - generally experienced on account of the constant wettin- they recekel: , an shnviogi this case is clearly proved, as the w hiskers mostly el , an:;e solver sooner than the hair on the head.—Prommes whiskers, eye-brows, Ike. at 7#. per hottl:•, or a bottle containing four tonal', At one guinea. Sold wholesale and retail, by the Proprietor, A. Prime, No. 9, John-street, 0 xford-stre;r: and by most priucipttl Pernimers or Medicine Venders in Lorrlatid, Ireland, and Seotland.—Caution. —As noxious counterfeits are selling in petty hair dressers shop, and to deceive, have ituttateJ the Russian F.agle on the show bills and covers, purchasers will thetefore he particular in arkitig for Prince's Russia Oil, and ohserve the label on the outside wrarier of each battle is signed in Russian gold ink— " Alochrikui'siq and Priocer any without that iiguature its cuuutcrfeiii. • 401 DEATHS. • sett,; morning., at one o'clock, at his seal at Fortidillp •keshtiry, Gloucester, In? Right lion. Right Rev. the Lord liishopof Ely. _'ancker, in Holstein, the Prince of Nessensteln, year of his age. The w hole of his property, estirna - and a half of rix-dollars, ie bequeathed to the . rles, of Hesse Cassel. 1, late Mrs. Merry. formerly Miss Branton, rrrat uoteA Craven s at Alexandria iu America. • morrow man •Fikeltam Races in company wiih another gentle- Hia 11 OH horseback. Crossing a &avow in a field near hi, own ' Yesterday m 11 : 1 knees in Uhertsey parish, Mr. Sw able's horse stumbled and ton, near Tew k threw him, by w hick lie burst ahlood vessel, which produced Father is God t his speedy disso'ution.—The ve...dir(t of coolie, was d cridentl Lately, at et lieoth. The seeoli* was held in Upper Kealliagton-lanes upon in the 47th year toe body of Mr. William ! Grishrookv A otillleman upwards of• ted at a million 60 S ean of aigc, who died suddenk% ustsNellelriday morning last I.,ardp,rave (Thai snout Mite of ten 4o'clock., cyjdeisse. of •Margnret Mrs. Warren, 44 1" sister of the Co • 114 be • • 4“4, • i&OW %Oen ta t -•SO , 4t • Mil it 1. • —l.• i IiMPR; 4 i 1 1.F 5T V I r liss wkirsisivaig;' -4tlotTh the same pT4I *Ti 1- 0 115 7 r ' 1 • - t eeemea 1 9 ,prove, 1 4 , . wo the East India taking his usual' therm wdik, he with a sudden en up for the illness, fell down, was lifted up by the former witness, assisted ir. by an unknown gehtlernats, and' brought into bis own house S. Captain T. where he died. According to the °pious* of the prafessiehal gentleman, the cause of his death was apoplexy.—Verdict, Dior IV. S. Clarke; ky the Visitation of God. Another Inquest was htid by the MIN .. .. p; -.‘ %4:L , . 4 `:•• •• it ti ..ik 1 ~i ■ 1 L,