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other gentlemen of the Medical StaffThe regiments are, 3d, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 14th, 23d, 26th, 27th, 30th, 34th, 36th, 89th, 91st, and 95th, with a detachment of the Royal Artillery and Waggon Train. The Hanoverian

troops all embarked partly in the Elbe, and partly in the Weser. Lord Paget's brigade, consisting of three regiments of Light Dragoons, landed at Yarmouth on the 19th February, and proceeded to Ipswich immediately.

It is with extreme concern, however, we are to state, that several of the transports, on their passage to Germany, have been lost by stormy weather; the particulars of which have only lately been communicated.

On the 10th of Dec. a large fleet of transports with troops, sailed from the Downs, for the Weser, under convoy of several frigates, and a number of cutters and gunbrigs, when a most violent gale arose on the 12th, and about 40 of the transports separated from the convoy. Some effected their escape back to the Downs, and others proceeded on their voyage to the appointed rendezvous. Several, however, were not so fortunate. The Aurora transport, with the staff and about 250 of the 26th regiment of foot, got on the Goodwin Sands, and was totally lost, and all unfortunately perished. The officers were, Major Christ. Davidson, Capts. Hoggins and Cameron, Lieuts. Brown and Hopkins (adjutant), Ensign Dalzell, Qrs-masters Campbell and Robertson, Surgeon Deval. The Maria, with about 200 men of the same regt. was drove ashore at the Texel, and wrecked. But the lives of all on board were saved by the humane exertions of the Dutch Admiral Kikkert, commanding at that port, who sent out boats to their assistance as soon as he saw their distressing situation.

The following account of the loss of the Maria transport is communicated by Capt. Jones of the 26th regiment:

The Maria transport struck on the Southern Haaks, off the Texel, between twelve and one o'clock of the morning of the 13th of December. Capt. Jones was saved by having been sent in a boat to find the shore, and gain assistance.About seven o'clock on the 14th De cember, he was conveyed in a fishing boat to Admiral Kikkert's ship, who

immediately sent off boats to take up the soldiers, but unfortunately the ship sunk in the sands before they could get to her. On the Dutch pilot sounding over the wreck the following day, she had 18 feet of water over her hulk. The Dutch Admiral treated Capt. Jones in the kindest and most humane manner, supplying him with money and cloaths, and shewing every attention which could alleviate his distressed situation.

Officers, c. saved-A Captain (name not mentioned.) Capt. Jones. Assistant Surgeon Armstrong, Serjeants D. French and B. Berk. Corporal John Leslie. Privates, Jn. Wakefield, Jn. Hopskinson, Michael Donelly, Stephen Thatcher, Lancelot Loth, Charles Billy, Thomas Dorrick, and Henry Judge.Women, Jane Field and Jane Thatcher.-Children, Jane Field and Jane Thatcher.-9. sailors-Total saved 27.

Officers, &c. drowned.-Captain Garstin; Lieutenants Campbell and Markham; Ensigns Cunningham and Matheson; 10 serjeants; 11 corporals; 203 privates; 22 women; 8 children; 2 mates, and 4 sailors.-Total drowned, 265.

Official advices have been received of the loss of the Helder transport on the coast of Holland. She had 500 men and 24 officers of the 4th regiment on board, and 50 men and two officers of the Buffs. They were all with difficulty saved and are now prisoners.

The French and Dutch Papers announce the loss of these, and of several other transports, viz.

Wrecked upon the Haaks, the Maria, having on board 270 men; 26 were saved. Wrecked in the Texel, on the 15th Dec. the Isabella. She had on board the Head-quarters, and three Companies of the 89th regt. The soldiers and seamen remained in the rigging and shrouds the whole night; in the morning boats were sent off to save them, but we are sorry to say, that Capt. Simson, Ensign and Adjutant Goodal, Assistant-Surgeon Gribbon, Quarter-Master Campbell, 100 soldiers and seamen, and 10 women and children, were lost; the rest are prisoners, and treated with great humanity. Lost off Gravelins, the Jenny, having on board 4 Officers and 111 men of the 30th Regt. 11 Seamen, 12 women, and 6 young children, one of which was born the evening before at

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sea-all saved and prisoners. Lost off Calais, the Ariadne, having on board 26 seamen, 2 Colonels, 11 Officers, and 300 men, of the 9th regiment, 20 women and 12 children-all saved and prisoners. The Atalanta, with 28 cavalry and 12 seamen, was seen to go down from Calais. Another large English vessel, supposed to have had many men on board, likewise sunk in sight of Calais.

The Rein Deer, of Liverpool, has arrived at Jamaica, after a severe action of two hours with a privateer of greatly superior force. After a close action of an hour and a half, the Frenchman's masts came tumbling down, when he attempted to carry his opponent, sword in hand, by his superior numbers; but he experienced such a reception from the Rein Deer's carronades filled with cannister shot, that he made off as fast as possible, and his opponent was so much damaged as to be unable to pursue him. The Rein Deer had two men killed and six wounded, besides the Captain, who had his right arm shattered, and at the same instant the trumpet knocked out of his other hand. The privateer (which was the same that took the Chesterfield packet) arrived at St Jago de Cuba, a mere wreck. Her loss was concealed, but it was acknowledged that she had 28 men killed, and her Captain and many more wounded.

The Brig Experiment, Logan, sailed from Jamaica to Halifax, with the homeward bound fleet, under convoy of the Diana. Off Cape Nichola Mole, the crew, mostly foreigners, mutinied, murdered the Captain and Mate, and possessed themselves of the vessel. Something in the management exciting suspicion, the Flying Fish schooner ran down, boarded, and recaptured her, and secured the mutineers, three of whom, endeavouring to escape in the jolly boat, were run down and perished.

The American papers mention the capture of the British ship Esther, by a French privateer, off Charleston bar, and confirmed by the oath of the survivors of her unfortunate crew, that the master, mate, and three seamen, were brutally butchered in cold blood!

A valuable Spanish lugger has been 'carried into Whitehaven, under circumstances highly creditable to the gallantry of the captors. She was lying in the Spanish port of St Andero, about to sail

for the gulph of Mexico, and after discharging her cargo was to proceed for the West Indies as a cruizer. Twentysix English prisoners, confined in a castle near where the lugger lay, formed the daring resolution of liberating themselves, and carrying her off. When the time arrived, however, the majority of them shrunk from the peril of their enterprise. Eleven gallant fellows persevered. They effected their escape from prison, boarded and cut out the lugger, passing two strong batteries, and after encountering much bad weather, carried their prize safe into Whitehaven.Her cargo is valued at 25,000l. and the vessel at 800l.

On the 11th of Feb. a very melancholy accident happened to the Britannia of Liverpool, of 450 tons, lying to join convoy at Cove of Corke; she was blown up, and went down in a moment, supposed to be by conveying powder from the magazine.-Out of 36, crew and passengers, (among the latter a lady,) only 6 persons were saved. No other damage was done to any of the fleet, which is surprising, as she lay within 40 yards of 3 or 4 of them.

The brig Hope, M'Ewing, of Greenock, from Jamaica for Liverpool, was totally lost off the Old Head of Kinsale, on the 7th Feb. The crew saved.

The Jane, Rentall, from Newcastle for Southampton, was totally lost off Yarmouth on the 26th Dec. with all the

crew.

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

Monday, the 10th of Feb. Lord Erskine took the usual oaths in the Court of Chancery, and afterwards his seat on the Bench. He was attended by the Dukes of Clarence and Bedford, Lords Spencer, Ellenborough, and Moira, and Messrs Wyndham and Grey. An affectionate Address was presented to Lord Erskine by the Barristers of the Court of King's Bench, on his leaving them, to which his Lordship made a very handsome reply.

On the 12th Feb. Mr Fox was unanimously re-elected Member for Westminster, and afterwards chaired in the usual manner. In a short address to the Electors, he declared that he had accepted of office from no desire to gratify any vanity or interested feeling of his own, but solely from a sense of

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duty, and of the calamitous state of the country; and that he should remain in place, what he had always been out of a friend to liberty, an enemy to corruption, and a decided supporter of that just weight which the people ought to have in the Constitution.' A number of the Electors afterwards dined at the Crown and Anchor.-Mr Fox retired early, being indisposed, and having much important business to transact.

The East India Company have ordered the sum of 40,000l. to be presented to Marquis Cornwallis, as a mark of respect for the memory of his late noble father, the Gov.-Gen. of India.

TRIAL OF GENERAL PICTON. Court of King's Bench, Feb. 24. This was an indictment at the instance of the King against General Picton, late Governor of Trinidad, for the infliction of torture, upon a Spanish girl, under the age of 14, to induce her to confess the guilt of another person.-Louisa Calderon was living with a person of the name of Pedro Lewis, as his mistress, in the year 1801, being then only 13 or 14 years of age, when, in the casual absence of her keeper, another person, named Carlos Gonsales, with whom she intrigued, robbed the house of Lewis of a quantity of dollars. For this offence, both he and she were apprehended, and underwent an examination before the officers to whom the dispensation of justice in the island was confided. Not being able to procure from the girl evidence of the delinquency of Gonsales, application was made to Governor Picton on the subject, and an order was written and signed by him, to "inflict torture upon Louisa Calderon."

Pursuant to this dreadful decree, the unfortunate object, against whom it was levelled, was turned over to a jailor, and fixed upon an instrument, which was prepared for the purpose, suspended by the left wrist, from the ceiling of a room, and resting with her right foot upon a sharp wooden stake. In this position, she was continued 53 or 54 minutes, as calculated by the watch of a Magistrate of the island, who attended the dreadful punishment, to see that it was not continued more than an hour, foolishly alledging, that the English law did not permit a subject to be longer tortured. This punishment not having proved sufficient to extort from the sufferer the confession which was desired, 24 hours afterwards it was renewed for the space of 22 minutes, twice during which time the poor girl fainted; and, having at last con

fessed that she knew Gonsales had committed the robbery, she was taken from the torture, immediately put into irons, and confined in a goal, where she could not stand upright, for eight months, until a short time before the arrival of Colonel Fullerton in the island, by whom she was afterwards brought to England. The girl herself was examined in Court,

The fact of the torture having been inflicted was not denied on the part of the defendant. The prominent feature of the defence was, that Trinidad, when it surrendered to his Majesty's arms, was to be governed by Spanish laws; by which laws, the infliction of torture was legal-that the General therefore had acted in obedience to the laws. A great variety of documents and evidence was gone into, to prove that torture was legal. The authorities adduced in support of that position, were contradicted by a Spanish Advocate of the name of Don Pedro de Vergas, who declared that he never knew any book of authority cited to justify the application of torture. There was an ancient edict of the date of 1260, which authorised torture, but that edict, the Spanish advocate declared, had long fallen into desuetude. The Jury were of opinion, that there existed no law in the island of Trinidad, which authorised the General to inflict torture. General Picton was in consequence found guilty. It is understood a new trial will be moved for.

FUNERAL OF MR PITT.

The public funeral decreed by the Legislature, in honour of the late Prime Minister, took place on Saturday the 22d February, in the Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster.

Both Houses of Parliament having adjourned over for the week, to allow the necessary preparations to be made, on Tuesday evening the 18th, about nine o'clock, the remains of the late Mr Pitt were removed in a private manner from Putney to the Painted Chamber. The coffin was conveyed through the door leading to the House of Lords, and deposited on a platform at the south end of the chamber. The whole of this extensive apartment was covered with black cloth, except the ceiling. Two rows of lamps, with the arms of the deceased placed alternately between, were arranged along the walls, amounting, in all, to two hundred. Above these, a fillet, representing silver lace, about a foot broad, ran parallel with the upper range of lamps, at the distance of about three yards. The lamps represented burnished silver, and the devices, emblematic of the awful ceremony, conduced to give the whole a distinguished effect.

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On Thursday morning at nine o'clock, Mr Townsend, the Deputy Herald at arms, and Mr Thomas, as representative of the Lord Chamberlain, attended to give the necessary instructions for the body to lie in state, under the direction of Mr Marsh, when the Banners proceeded to decorate the coffin, and erect columns, flags, and trophies. The lights, &c. being prepared, Sir R. Ford immediately stationed the whole of the principal Bow-street officers (who were all dressed in mourning) in the prin. cipal avenues, with 120 constables, and a battallion of the Guards, in the outer passages and streets leading to Westminster Hall and Old Palace Yard; while a whole squadron of the Life Guards all day paraded New and Old Palace Yards, and the adja

cent streets.

About ten, admittance was gained thro' the door of Old Palace-yard, leading up to the House of Commons. The croud completely filled the avenues; and, a few mi nutes after, the doors of the lobby of the House of Commons were thrown open. Notwithstanding the pressure of the crowd, every disagreeable accident was prevented by the excellent regulations of the police. On passing the raised Lobby of the House of Commons, the spectators entered the Long Gallery, which was hung with black, lighted up with seventy-two wax lights. The spectators then proceeded to the Painted Chamber, the passage to and from which was in a horse shoe form, and at the upper end of which was placed the coffin, on bearers, completely covered with a pall. On the right and left of the latter were placed ten silver candlesticks, on pedestals, covered with black cloth, and large wax tapers, interspersed with four elegant flags, with the various insignia of the several offices of the deceased, and his arms. At the foot of the coffin was placed the King's banner, with an Admiral's streamer and jack rolled, with his shield and sword, and his arms embossed, on a raised platform, over which were suspended his helmet and other insignia, surmounted by the anchor, supporting a crane (the Chatham crest). At the head of the coffin stood ten Gentlemen of the Wardrobe, in deep mourning cloaks and scarfs, with twelve other Gentlemen Porters, variously dispersed.

At the head of the coffin, under the canopy, were placed the Escutcheons and Banner of the Chatham Arms.

The canopy

was surrounded by plumes of black and white ostrich feathers, with a deep painted border, representing a Viscount's Coronet, and the Chatham Crest, in drapery and wreaths. From thence the spectators retired thro' the new door of the House of Lords into Old Palace Yard.

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On Saturday morning, between ten and eleven o'clock, according to the instructions issued from the Herald's College, the relatives of the deceased, and the Nobility, Clergy, and Gentry, who intended to honour the memory of the late Minister, by attending him to "the house appointed for all living," met in the apartments allotted for the purpose at Westminster, where the Officers of Arms attended to regulate and marshal the ceremonial. The procession commenced at half past twelve. A proper way had been prepared for the procession to move upon, by an enclosure formed by wooden posts and rails to keep off the crowd. The space within these rails was covered with fine gravel, as the streets were at the funeral of Lord Nelson. This was the more necessary, as every person in this ceremony went on foot. The enclosed road commenced at the north gate of Westminster Hall, and curving across Palace Yard, passed through Unionstreet, and the lower part of King-street, and then, turning to the right, went round the north and north-west sides of the Abbey Church-yard, and terminated at the great western entrance of the Church.This road was lined by the Foot Guards, who stood within the railing; and parties of the Horse Guards (in undress) paraded in Palace Yard, Parliament-street, Bridgestreet, and before the west front of the Abbey.

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The procession was arranged according to the formula of the Herald's College, in which, however, many of the personages described in the regulations were necessarily absent. It was begun by a representa tive of the High Constable of Westminster, followed by the funeral conductors, and the 47 poor men clad in long black gowns, with the crest of Pitt emblazoned on their left arms, and black caps on their heads, and long black staves in their hands, their number answering to the age of the deceased. Then followed the Heralds, the various Bearers of the Standards, the Guidon, the Banner of the Crest of Pitt, the Great Banner, with their respective Supporters, the Helmet and Crest, the Sword and Target, the Surcoat, &c.

The following distinguished personages performed the principal duties in this solemnity:

Chief Mourner, Earl of Chatham. Supporters, Earl of Westmoreland, Earl Cambden.

Train Bearer to the Chief Mourner,

Sir William Bellingham, Bart. Six Assistant Mourners. Marquis of Abercorn, Marquis of Wellesley, Earl of Euston, Earl Bathurst, Viscount Lowther, and Lord Grenville.

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The Great Banner, Hon. H. Lascelles. Supporters, W. R. Cartwright, and E. W. Bootle, Fsqrs.

The Standard, Lieut. Gen. Lenox. Supporters, Right Hon. Thomas Steele, and Right Hon. Charles Long, The Guidon, Hon. Brig.-Gen Hope. Supporters, Hon Richard Ryder, and Hon. Robert Dundas.

The Banner of Fmblems, Hon. Spencer Percival.

Supporters, Right rion. George Canning,

and Right Hon George Rose.
Pall-bearers, Archbishop of Canterbury,
Duke of Rutland, Duke of Beaufort, and
Duke of Montrose.

Four Bann rolls, carried by the Right Hon.
the Master of the Rolls, Right Hon. Sir
Wm Scott, Right Hon. Wm. Dundas,
Right Hon. Sir Evan Nepean
Banner of the Crest of Pitt, Right Hon.
C. J Villiers

Supporters, Thomas Cholmondeley, and
Wm. Wilberforce, Esqrs.
Secretary, William Marshal, Esq.
Comptroller, Jos Smith sq
Treasurer, William Dacres Adams, Esq.
Steward, William Johnson, Esq.
Among the other distinguished Persona-
ges who appeared in the procession were
the following:-

Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York, Cumberland, and Cambridge.

The Marquisses of Thomond, and Buckingham

Earls Temple, Pomfret, Grantham, Winchelsea, Spencer, Romney, Westmoreland, Jersey, and Carysfort.

Archbishop of York.

Bishops of Bath and Wells, Norwich, Bristol, London, Lincoin, Ely, Exeter, and Chester.

Lords Macdonald, Sidmouth, Boringdon, Paget, Castlereagh, Carrington, Auckland, Rivers. Hood, Hawkesbury, Elliott, Bulkeley, Grenville, Lowther, Mahon, Ebrington, Glastonbury, Braybroke, and the Lord Chancellor.

Judges-Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Master of the Rolls, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, Lord viayor, Aldermen, Sheriffs, Judge of Admiralty, Attorney-General, and Solicitor General."

Generals-Grenville and Phipps.

Sirs-Walter Farquhar, and W. W. Wynne, and about 40 private gentlemen.

The procession was closed by a detachment from the Cinque Ports Corps, of which Mr Fitt was Colonel; consisting of the commissioned and non-commissioned officers, wearing crapes on their arms.Solemn music accompanied the procession to the Abbey ; at the western door it was

received by the Dean and Prebends, and conducted to the Choir, where the usual funeral service was performed, after which the body was taken to the place of interment in the north transept of the Abbey, near the monument of Lord Robert Manners. Here a chair was placed at one end of the grave for the chief mourner, and stools for his supporters, and the six assist ant mourners; the relatives and attendants standing round the grave. The musical service was nearly that performed in the Cathedral of St Paul's, at the funeral of I ord Nelson; but the whole service did not occupy near so long a time.

After the interment, Garter King of Arms, in an audible voice, proclaimed the style of the deceast Minister :

"Thus hath it pleased Almighty God to take out of this transitory life unto his Divine Mercy, the late Right Hon. William Pitt, one of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, First Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, Chancellor and Under Treasurer of the Exchequer, Admirl and ord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Governor of Dover Castle, one of the Representatives in Parliament for the University o Cambridge, and High Steward of that University, one of the Lords of I rade and Plantations, a Commissioner for the Affairs of India; and the character to whose memory is inscribed-Non sibi sed Patrice vixit!"

The Comptroller, the Treasurer, and Steward of the deceased, then broke their staves, and delivered them to Garter, whe threw them into the grave.

The Procession returned from the Abbey to Westminster Hall, in nearly the same order as it went, music playing.Throughout the whole of the ceremony, the greatest order was observed.

MR PITT'S WILL.he following will of that Right Hon. Gentleman was proved on the 4th March at Doctors Commons, by his brother Lord Chatham, and the Bishop of Lincoln.-

"I owe Sir Walter Farquhar one thousand guineas, from Oct. 1803, as a profes sional debt. Twelve thousand pounds, with interest, from Oct. 1801, to Mr Steele, Lord Carrington, Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Camden, and Mr Joseph Smith, and I earnestly desire their acceptance of it I wish, if means could be found for it, of paying double the wages to all my servants who were with me at my decease. I wish my brother, with the Bishop of Lincoln, to look over my papers, and to settle my affairs. I owe more than I can leave behind me.

.WM. PITT, The executors swore to the value of the property as under 10,000l.

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