FOUCIIE, DUKE OF OTR ANTO. The billowing account is given from an inspection of - the manuscript notice of the - Life of touche. The work has been drawn up under his own eye, by Demartettn, his private anti confidential secretary. It ‘tatce Ftniche was .horn on the 19th of May, 1763. at Nantes, the depattnient of the Lower Loire. Lk dequieti for the naval service, in u hick his father hail pass ed the. greater part of his life. and accoriliiigly rizathe rnatic .. Wilvti he was 011 the I t, however, of quilting the siVille::e, his woos , 31. Doris', represented to his family that the, yea would not ugree with his constitution. Accordingly, a dif. Afcrevii direction was given to his studies. and after ha v at. • shined emmidera hie proficiency in lock • iviaphy sic s, natural anti moral pitilirsophy, , be reliiriwd ill N, mites nith the i Wen -t. et' marrying. anti establishing himself there as an advocate. M hen the French Itevoliiti hiek e 'jilt, he fias called to the T•ational Convention, he did not seek for celebrity, hut se • chided bilieadi in the Commitice of Public Instruction, where be eitimeeti d I self with C lower. The following is the clia railer given of him Its his biographer - They whip the ui Otranto hi the midst of his f. 'ly, err tempto el to believe, that ideas and sent' •iits •tiever Chtendeil beyinid the circle of domestic endearments. IVA Ml; 'is Are imaitteeted and correct. A. far a. I self is •enneeriled, it nook' he iisele.. for him to he rich : 1w disdains :Artifice *mil .iibt!ety, and suffers every one to speak frankly to hl na. 'futile , he caa treat like a trifler, lint lie bestow, a seri and lafaivialis attention upon grave topics. Every thing - relative to rife rondifion of man. hi. ss elfare, and lii, ihnie., are tiimilim rto him. %hairier c '4llll , the fiirmation of civil so ,ciely, elrar sir tends to it, impros einem, its defence, its cmr ruption, awl it. At-drat - lion, ate the cuuriuu.tl Objects Or hi, meditation,. lie Ixn protected, during bas !Ong and difficult Ministry, every kind of existence m about c‘eeption; every 'lathsitl tI had complete security, if lie dad not :aim to disturb the piddle tratigaillity. Ile always opposed himself to laws of "temporary expepienev ; " frequently," he used to observe. "• they only verified the evil without remedsing it, because their execution, which was neee.sitrily arbitrary, was always en it rusted to the passions." As the Duke served under various Governments, his enemies have conic:nom - 4:d to insinuate, that eliaria`ter way pliable to All ; but if that liad been the ease, Le would not have passed a part of his lilt iu exile And pro - famche never concealed his real opinions from Napoleon. Afttn• for !wave of 'filot, he itraed puns pr ensploy his thoughts upon the administration of his empire. " Von may, - ....id h e , " conquer new' provinces, hut muffing can 110 W .0141 to your powers The C of Spain, with which thes have fas cinated y ryes, is titily a lain authority ;in reality )0.1 are -already SOVereitl of that country. fop yllll draw front it sol /firm for your urnsirs, amp money for y treasury.' . 'list N I.ICP of flattery prevailed, and Ilitenapartc departed for Spain. 'What pagseil at liayoutte created a great krotentation its the *interior. It was rein csctite.l as .5 conspiracy, and Bitonaparte, atharincd, retailed to Fratier.--The conspiracy disappeared iike a ibliafituul when he anis ril in Pali.. lie then sa t off for the North, w here fortune, wk.) 1001 crowed his iilatis iu the North, seemed to prepare new obstacles for him. fits vic• %Pries were sanguinary, and mingled with revers.••• • lire . • English made as de.cent upon tl iolchereio. 'floe Doke of - Otranto, svku was then entrusted with the :Ministry of the lio. levier and of Police, caused a numerous national gond to be every where enrolled. " I.et us prove," said le., •' to Europe, Algal if the genius of Iluonaparte bestows lustre upon France by , his victories, his presence is not necessary to repulse our ene mies." The impulse gi% ell to the moth's' was general. The ..Faiglish hastened to re-I oiloark. Di 1111 l aparte concluded at et'dl'l' et Vienna, and a etariord quickly to Paris. The Notional Quivrol wes and the Miosister who load piestioned 'to say, that Ducotaparte was not nece.sary, scan tlismi.,t• 41. Diteemparte, to cosoeiliate piddle opini 1111 l appointed his E%. Minister Governor of Ronne ; but before lois olepartore, he sent General Flertloier to him to demand the delivery of his Torre*ii,mienre. The Dole of Otranto replied, that lie would mot gist. it up, and as the demand was accompanied with one maces, he added, " Go, and tell your inaster, that 1 have been siecusloined liar tine stood twenty years to s;eep with my head ninon the scaffold. 1 know the extent of power, but (Jo not dread it The Duke was then exiled to Aix, in Poo%eosee, but - was soon recalled by lloosiaparie. Their first inter% hew was mot vcrs sali.factor, for the I(tossian war was us little areor xlant with doe principles alb,. Minister, as du. Spanish one loud :hero. T h. . I)iike, therefore, retired again to lois estates. Niles) ltionlaparte was at I)restlen, he wrote lo Foot lie to jolt% loam there; bat his notions of peace and deration displeased ion, and II parte ordered him to repair to Illyria, and take kipon hionself the government there. The Illyrian provinces, with the addition of some dis tr:cs beloogne: to Inner Austria and the kingdom of Italv, have been erected into a kingdom, under the title ! of the kingdom of Illyria. It is reported, that the new kingdom is intended as an establishment tin. the Empress Maria Louisa and her son, in lieu of the Duchy of Par itia, which will be restored to the Queen of Etruria, its ji)rmer possessor. In a sitting of the French Chamber of Sciences, Dr. 11agyndie read a Memoire, the result of which is, that, .by a certain regimen, a person may hope to cure himself • , !)f the gravel or stone. The Mrmoire, was heard with 411uch interest. A Parisian juggler, (we beg his pardon, we should any A rlist ,) announces, that he intends, with some 4kiik:iAtant, to dive Into the Seine, and treat the gaping saultitude with a representation of Neptune, Bacchus, Venus and Cupid, deseending in splendid cars, mid atter wards axending without wetting themselves. They are to re-ascend under a glass temple in the middle of the Stine, and drink success to sub-marine navigation. The crw•iosts series of Pictures, front the revival of the Arts to the time of Raphael, bequeathed to the King's 'College of Aberdeen, by the late Mr. Morrison, the cele brated Autiqulay, ore still at Rome, and they arc likely to reniaia there, tam the learned Professors of the College not seem inclined ei►her to pay the Legacy Duty, or tile price tit' their Leis% eceirivcdby the Custom-house Cri I ics in this country. The novii.: itica recommence this week at Belvidere, ill Kvut l Lund L.tr4l‘) attiveil there ou Friday, from a tour. THE NATIONAL REGISTER• REMARKABLE INSTANCE Or Pit, sERv ATioN.—tionday af ternoon, about five o'clock, as some boys were aimising them selv-•% in one (lithe waterniens' boat., nearly opposite the Ship Pfihlic'• ll ' ll,B e at Millhank, not being skilled in the management of the boat, they at first kept near the shore, but at length by degrees •enturing further they got into the middle, where the water being rongli and a gale of Willll springing up, mocked their utmost efforts to move. A barge whieli came against them overturned the boat, and the buys were precipitated into the water. The alarm was immediately given by sonic persons on slime who viewed the transaction, which arrested the at tention of the hal:ealell, Will/ hail been all the time standing at the further tool. Perceiving one of them in the water, lie ins• mediately plunged in, and suereeded in bringing five of Oxon safe on board the barge ; another still remained, and the man, though much e‘haiisred, again plunged and seized the IM,', si bum he found it mote diffietilt to isswim with as he was far gone; lie however kept hint above water. At this moment a beantiful Newfoundland dog. the prilllert . % of a gentleman on the shore, came, and seitiog hold of the Hones collar, diagged thICIII butt on Aollle timber in the river, where so.. persons waited to receive them. The tins was in a state of insensibility, and the man was also very weak, but we are happy to state 111. lives w ere lost.—The man received it handsome gratuity fr several respectable persons will/ %%itnessed the trairsaetimi, and who highly applauded his intrepid conduct Early in Ilv• moriiiiis; Tuesday last a la;gc part of the high wall of KelPlllol/11 Garden+, lit gay %water, fell down with a tremendous crash. 'there is a foot-pallt dove to the wall, butt pi ovidenthelly nu lives were lost. Two old horses feeding near just escaped being burled in the ruins. It would surely be a great advantage to the road, to repair it with open iroit work. it would nut mit% a••ist to illy the road, which is now greatly improserl, but le all urn: lit to the Cl/tl.lllCe into London. A (lint. Con, rase was tried nt the late Assizes of Down patrick. The pia Midi nil. a Mr. Parker; the defendant, Mr. Macau, one of the partners of the Neo ry )Sank. The parties have nineteen children between them, A verdict was entered for the plisintitY- -Damages, 70001. At P,illipsiown .A:sizes, W. C.trey, surveyor and school master, received semenee of death, for trandulcittly altering Rank of Ireland notes from two ponsids to tell pounds. The letters " II "of the word two a ere completcl, eat nit in three to rut places en (melt note, and replaced with the mien ac curate nicety, by the letters "en." At Bristol Assizes, the following cause was tried at the Nisi Psis,: Bar :—The Kin v. Ridoot, 6)r obtaiiiiii; it promissory note under false pretences. The verdict of the Jury in this case excited much surprise in tie- mind's of the Judge and the Court. 31r. Justice Park said, the rape was not prose'', and he tl ttttt ;lit the Jury ought to aegnit the defendant. They re tired, however, iiitu the Jury-room, and brought in a verdict of Guilty. The Judge expressed hi- astonisment. "It is your verdict lie said to the Jory 1, and not mine. lam afraid you have taken into your loads . relmontirances of firmer transac tions. I say publicly, I think the Jury wrou;, -but it can be set right in another place. - A new trial is to be had. Since the execution of Corby, Brown, and Connor, for the robbery of the Coromandel hay, Corby's wife. it is sold, has int p..4elted se venal others, some of whunt, it is said, mein respect able circumstances at Black wall; five of them have been coin- Miffed from the Thames Poliremtlice for re-exa ttt i t Monday, as Aim 'lard!. as•ervant to Mr. Prim, of the Haymarket, was boiling some turpentine to make a rump:Ninon to ele•ut furniture, it boiled over, and in her enileaviktr to prevent the hotwe being set on fire, she was so dreadfully burnt as to be taken to St. Gtsirge's Hospi.. tal, where she now lies in a most dangerous suite. lIIIITII. Mrs. Wm. wife of Mr. West, cock-founder. who resides in Lam beth Mart. of four ferule children- The mother is likely to do well. but the children are since &Mk MARRIED. Mr. F. Crosland. from Lis'oon. to second daft. of W. Pike. Esq. of Gnat Bedwin, Wilts.—Lieut. Niles. of 3Cith reg. to eldest dau. of Capt. J. Crivo, R.X.—Rev. Stcwart, N.A 7.linister of Perry ('hapel. Ltwttiw, to dam el late I). Dale, Esq. of nowbunk.—itos. t:. 11. Handley, Vicar of Herne.hill, Kent, to second dim. of the lat! Itev..l. Hutchinson. of Wodhull. Herts.-1. Heylyn. Esq. of Batter sea. to yowl:4\Ni daii. of late J. Lockwood, Esq. of lktchworth, Sorel. —W. Fos. Esq. of 1) agars' Commons, to eldest 7 au. of .1. Thomson. of Stratford. Esica.—.N. Duval, Esq. of the Custom-house, to dm. of .1. W01f..., Esq. of London-st. Fitsol-Gorg:-Ntoire.—lter. .1. Evans. A'ieur Cautir:bddwr. to third duu. of late .1. Vaughan, Esq. of St. Ilanwti.—Mr. • r. Cooper, of Caitterbu•y. to Alias Sankey, duo. of Alr. Alderman Sankey.... .t Mousey, N. Ilarden, jun. E.q. to eldest dim. of W. Miller. Esq. of Iliiewate.—Tli Rev, I —lonia. of Liverpoal. to (tau. of J. Pure., Esq. of Leterst!r.—W. Cuthbert, Esq. of lAimacr-square, to widow of late G. Archer. Esq. of Semer-lodge, Ushorne„ Esq. of Ilaydon-liall. ow eldest dim. of J. Birch, Esq. M.P. of the Vcntris. Vicar of Reeding. to dm. of late Itev..l. Hinton, Rector of Chtwton, Hants.—ll. Ilcylyn, Esq. of Lavender-hill, Battersea, to young!st dam of lat.! lialwood, Esti. of former t Esq. so lititor, of Fmnilinirliam. to Bond thin. of late Rev. W. ‘Vc;itt, A.AI. Tho-1.. &M. Gitincy, both of r. Lyons, Esq. of the Colonial Audi! (dike. to dna. of Col. A. Gwen.—A. Arcedeeline. CleVering Nall, SUITI)Ik, to only don. of F. 1.. Beckfuril, of Southampton. DI ED. - - -- - At firc:1111, Mrs. A. St :wart, re:LX of D. Nl.Ditfr, Esq. of Drell;11. and at same place on isth inst. Miss E. Stewart. her sister.--At Ilaigh Hall, I.an•aashire, the Climates.: of Ralearms.—Arimmaa i de, the liev. W. B. Knapp. eltloo son of J. Knapp, Esq. , tf llteitolek. llso .1. Knapp, Esq. ut I.amr,:oke, Ilants, grandf alter of the above.— At Kingston-u''m:l'l.:nn•', Mr. Wilkinson, wine-merchant.—Neer Southampton, ut ;4th y:ar. I.isly Heathrow. 'vile of Sir W. 11,eult :sae, Bart. Iler 11..,1 directed. that On the day of her bct••r t.teat, there shottlil he vett black coats to 1•! poor niel. tad bLt:k gowns to poor winillll.—C. Tar'nt, MAE many years Secteta: yto S.x•icty for Enemintrinent of % . rts. Alma:auto:as, and Comincree, \dc•lphi.—Mrs. Way, of Anton.—Nlr. C. 114117131 h late.tf Wine-uffiee court, Fleet-street, solicitor—At Woo:Wird. near S:dishury, the Key. Dr. \l'ynt'•hrun.—Ang. It, it ‘Vittershum, Rodin Bridge, five rears; ah•mt an but after. Sarah Bridge, agod ten; on the 15th. Harriet Bridge. ::'•d three; and on the Pith, Sidney Bridge, twelve. The pd•.re all died of ulcerated :one throats, anti children tit . Mr. S. Bridge. of that ph Ex.—At Toniiridge Wells, Mrs. E. 11.4,1md. —Mrs. Whet.; widow of the late General \ Vltyte.—Mrs. Morgan, wile of Mr.Morttion. of Catlierinti-street. Strand.—At %lath, Mtn. A. Poole, wife nt Major . 1 . IL Pojic, of the Si•••!..1 Rev. f;. Jackson. DM. Hector of Dunhead, St. Mary, Wyndham. 1.1..0. Rector of Croton Iknhant and SuipLi Fitz taie, Somerset. rub sitittry of Wells.—Dmemer I.atly 'lWirtiton, of late Sir .1. fhb, tsgt, Bart. of Damon Park, Yorksltire.-...%. Sous'.'• E.,1. of Clifton, near Olney, Iluelt , .—At Mistley, Essex, 1. Ph II••- brown. l.a 1. At I'o•tsn a ontl', aged C. W. ‘Vltitniore Esq. of Ilud u•ase•n. Shnipailire-11,.v. W. Vial ir, Mini•ter of Cnittrian Chapel, Artillery-h. d, in hi.. ' yer.r..l. Cookie, Esii.—.FritlaY. Mr. U. 'A.. it well-known inerchein on the 'Clonge. was seized with an Apoplectic lit. and dial 'Pith ult. at his seat at Blaokney, near Stnii•inal, after a 'Owl illtiesi.. aged Sit, enarlta Chap lin. Fail. txte of t tt Il.•prt.aentati.ts in rurliinucit fur the county of SEPTEMBrIt t. LONDON MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. MONDAY. SF.PE. Z. Notwithstanding the very tarravo trr dr weather we have had since Friday, dwr wheat trade ars ess..cedingly beau}•, and sales were with ditticidty made at that day% prices, which a . ...te 4s. per quarter Lover than hat Monday ; beaus Mr Ib. per quarter cheaper, bating a con siderable quantity at iharka. and but few buyers; out - are also dull bale, at a 'lodine of la per quarter ; in barley, peas, and other art:clea there is no alteration. I S. I. S. 1 S. D. Wheat - 70 • ;-0 White Pease - 3. a .1. •Pn AIM Oats - Its all Fire ditto . i !AS Grey Pease - :ilk PI 41 ! reitaira iiii in ..22i •SS Nye - I`2 •11 litAllll . - .i t 441 1 I . lllr Four - ;0 • 71, Harley . 12 aSt Ticks ..., ~4. . ,i t'l,ll I 411 In I'o a 6.• Malt iLaa 60 1 Oat, . . '2.; lili I( ..pe ' , tad ...16i. • :411. PIPII 1.: 01' SEED,. iteit C nver(r )45 a f 0 Diu., White dim, 00 a IN 11'.,rnop, White 20 r 2ii Ky.:Ciliate pro. II AO a at 3 I. O. Rea and rate* It/ a 4.. r Wane %14+t444 I; a brown d.ttß • IR is I artisa" !weds 01 a 4,5 C.riander Sveds 9 a I e. Clare Foie 3 , a st , 00. Tr•fnii - al • 44 Canary . . 44 • $5 0,1 Cake - lei. AVEKAI.E Poi ICS Or COIN, r..tt qt 4R my., ruM wt.= KNOINO All. .1 Ze. England la Wales. s. d. Wheat - . 116 0 lye - - . al; I . I 0 - II Pl.riry 37 3 - 0 (laic 1 fleot.aml. I tovand it WA'''. 881611101.. 61 I. A. I. d. d. Pfaits -1:: PeAse SI • Oatrues4 elf lu ... • arcs or Big! PRICE OF weran The hixtie.t price of the ho,t !lite:aro Bread th►oughout the 'rated h the Baker. In be I.t,d. the quarrel n L oa f. Sown- it a kei, sell the Quartrru , Lunt • front unc pt mw to 1111-11.•pellre At r.lt AGE mei( E tor At Compittetillrititi the Return• made in the Wrek A ugust ?is, is .1 is. OP. per tn . t. exein.i‘e ut Ito- I )nt paid (.1 payable thereon nit Ike linportatiou litt•Ecor into (;;%•;‘t Saturday'. London (;:171`t te ) 3IEIT, \W' SiA T. Sonstkfirld. e. d. o. d. Heads of Cattle at Rev, I 844 5' 3lution. 3 u• 4 8 Brats. abo,d - • f. 14 Veal - I •3 4 i -.lgcep 1.•t01.s 104:014, rytt. - 11 a 6 U I Calve. Land, - 4 4di 4 I rigs . Newton. mu/ Lowlmhof/. ( airs., G. d. I. I Ate- a Mition • - 3 r a 4 • Vrat- - - 4 0•4 roro . • o o • a I L.unb . . p 456 • HAY AND STRAW MA( 1.0 U. L. 0 : d. Average L. a. Hay • - 3 15 ST. JASII:Va. C 1... cr 6 0 0 Straw - ea Hay - - - • • WHITeCHAPEL. Craver - 6 Sri W ...trate . - IS Hay. . - it, SWITHFIIIII.3O. j Clover - • 5 • w Straw - - I IN II • f. ti ... 5 0 i c 0 a 7 ", 0 -~ 0 0 0 V•I9 0 I I 0 a ti 0 0 ; o • 711 0 n tl o• 300 -- 1 0 n• 0 0 s ft 2 0•7 ID 0 7 7 d 0 • '2 II U - gli ?RICE OF LEAFHLk, Milt LU. cl. d. I 4. 4. Ruff?, NO to stabs each • Op • itl. I ( rnp Hides. do. aS •o %albs. I: • ..S1 1 Ditto, 50 to so bp. each. ..:5 a . .: , t La f skint. 40 to 40 .rt. • an a at Merelsnate flacks . a ---n—, to to 701 h!.. pi •IT Onntaing Hides II 3 1., .70 te *Oa*. . ill ata Fine Coach Holes .. Id • 174 1"I annell Horse Hides • • ..... Crop Hides, 3.a to 404b5. for Smal•eAl• .l:rveli and; . ..:7 • * I cattin; IS alf Large ditto, per douls- 7:: to ll Plt ICE OF •. d. I. d. Turn T ol',• • . PI 0 1 rand Drees • • 7 1 Yellow ..11.;11 • • 51 0 I Ye' on Soap • . t.. 1 ,o Whole dui° • • ; 0 0 1 Mottled - - - 99 to .0.16. ditto - . .*.o 0 ' Curd • . HI 0 %kiting •toolf • 4: 01Pa on . ' - St , 1 f),ton lloouids 07 (I . Candle., per due- 1 ,, 6 6 • • - 7 0 I Minudoo - . 1. At. Janiee• Market 7.. Cd. TALLOW $ tLore Market en. 0.1. Average SI. Id. L' Woootectsapel Market Ss. 01. Po etone 01010. TA I. LOW. UXONIIME. Cara tarpector's liegarg—AUGUSt L. g. L. s. L. g. L. e %Vb..lit, per Pail -1K Ina r.. 1 0I Pi ase • - 9o • Nark), per.pwater - Ito a 113 Nye • • • • 0o A 0 Oats • - • . ISI •I IIS I Pees' . vo • PNICL OF HOY, IN 11lk. soitortim. Pearls. L. L... AWL I. 6. L h•nt . . • 1) o 4 10!1 K t - • • 4 0• ; . .; U •8 t 4 MIN'S . • • 0 a . . • 10 0 • 1., If NM • • 5 a l om. M %Nan. • Ship s at Market. ships 4 n . 11. P. d. 5. FRIDAY, AUGI 7 *,7 A. I II 1 c.wo 1 LI I front I .. .t ; a 4. P I • - 161)&514ml I a i--- I 4ti • 4' , Deli,vred •t I.H.ad ' on the .0..,ve pi It e. A I OF SToCKA FOR TOE WEEK. IMonday.!Tuesday. Wedgica. Thurs. Friday. Srtur i / Bar.k Stdck 1.0, 1 213 2134 211 i V Ili IV SIG 51)ort. MIL tigj 61 69.? Id!, lit I per et. Con. tit 1i 1 61 .1 . 04 61i (.0( °err ct.roswiit AS 177 lil 74 P., 3p.t.t.N.An.!:l. .r2l 9 Z Inil . Baulk 1.. An. gif 161 346 16 3461 ;161 1..3 11. 4 164,5 peril, --.— ---.,....---- ----- -....- . 11141 R Stork Isl, I— —.--- Ito - India Bonds 7 $ pm. ;----- I; 7 pas. ! 3 6 pm. -- - S. Sen Stuck —l---- 655 .... Ex. liillo ... 4 3 pm. 5 1 put. •2 3 pm. itt to.: pm 3 3 pm. 3 3 ; thitnitiin . ---- -------- s - St. lot. Tic. £25 19s. ---H---- :'•-.1 I - Con. fur Ac. 62 ----.6ei 64: London: Printed and published by R. WILICS, at Se , 9, Chancery lane, Fleet-street, and for%%;irdeit into the Coe ry by all Newsmen, Clerks of the Roads, and lkooktellers, fr. at Posta;e, al Its per quarter. L. i. d. L WO real ger the cr con tha Am RN