has directed us to acquaint you, that Portugal, rescued from the oppression of the enemy by the powerful assistance of his Majesty's arms, has exerted herself with vigour and energy in making every preparation for repelling, with the continued aid of his Majesty's forces, any renewed attack on the part of the enemy; and that in Spain, notwithstanding the reverses which have been experienced, the spirit of resistance against France still continues unsubdued and unabated; and his Majesty commands us to assure you of his firm and unaltered conviction, that not only the honour of his throne, but the best interests of his dominions, require his most strenuous and persevering assistance to the glorious efforts of those loyal nations. His Majesty has commanded us to recommend to you, upon your return to your respective counties, to use your best exertions to promote that spirit of order and obedience to the laws, and that general concord amongst all classes of his Majesty's subjects, which can alone give full effect to his Majesty's paternal care for the welfare and happiness of his people. His Majesty has the fullest reliance upon the affections of his subjects, whose loyalty and attachment have hitherto supported him through that long and eventful period, during which it has pleased Divine Providence to commit the interests of these dominions to his charge. His Majesty feels that the preservation of domestic peace and tranquillity, under the protection of the law, and in obedience to its authority, is amongst the most important duties which he owes to his people. His Majesty commands us to assure you that he will not be wanting in the discharge of that duty; and his Majesty will always rely with confidence on the continued. support of his loyal subjects, to enable him to resist with success the designs of foreign enemies, and to transmit unimpaired to pos terity the blessings of the British Constitution." Dispatches have been received from Sir J. Stuart, in Sicily, communicating intelligence of the complete reduction of the island and fortress of St. Maura, to the troops employed against it, under the command of Brig-Gen. Oswald. The batteries had been opened against the fortress nine days before its surrender. The French garrison consisted of 714 men, who have been made prisoners of war. Major Clarke, of the 35th, was killed, together with one subaltern and twenty-two rank and file; and two field officers, seven captains, two subalterns, and about 133 men wounded. AMERICA. Letters and papers from Boston, were received on Wednesday. The John Adams had not arrived at that date. The intelligence of the seizure of American ships by the French, had produced a strong sensation, and occasioned a difference between Mr. Secretary Smith and Mr. Gallatin, on which, it is said, the president had signified his approbation of the conduct of the latter; and, it was rumoured, that the former would resign, and be succeeded by his opponent. Government have received dispatches by the Musquito sloop of war from Curacoa, announcing that a revolution has been effected in South America, extending from the settlement of Vera Cruz, along the adjacent isthmus, to the southern extremity of the Ca raccas. This important event is said to have been effected by an irrregular force of between 30 and 40,000 men, which, on the 19th of April last, seized all the public functionaries in the capital, and with the utmost secrecy and expedition, but without bloodshed, forced them on board ship, and it was supposed that their destination was for the island of Cuba. A provisional government was next formed, and a proclamation issued, in which the whole of the inhabitants of the Caraccas declare their independence, and invite the other colonist in energetic terms, to seek protection under the new. government. The recent events in Old Spain which induced a belief that the cause of Ferdinand VII, was hopeless, is stated to have led to this revolution, as also a desire to establish a more intimate commercial intercourse with Great Britain than the policy of the mother country permitted. ALPHABETICAL LIST of BANKRUPTCIES and DIVIDENDS, announced between the 20th of May and the 20th of June, extracted from the London Gazettes. Herron George, Bermondfey street. fellmonger. Hewitt D. Stoke Newingtou, carpenter. Curfitor freet Hoyland Charles, Warrington. druggift. London, and Pritt, Liverpool (Jacobs, (Sher(Harvey, (Black Brock Hanter Andrew, Little Portland Areet, coachmaker. (A'Beckett and Weale, Broad Street, Golden fquare Jackfon Samuel. Bermond fey treet, woulitapler. (Wright, Dowgate hill Kinnear J. Liverpool. merchant. (Cooper and Lowe, South mpton buildings Klugh George. Coventry street, tailor. (Jones and che. Covent Garden Linford Thumnas, Cheapfide, filversmith. (Taylor, Old Breet road Lovett J. Colchester, grocer. (Naylor. Great Newport freet Lowe Richard, Great St. Helen's, broker. (Mafon, Fofcer lace, Cheapfide Mah Jofeph, Red Lion PaTage, Holborn, potatoe mer. chant. Crofie. Providence row, Finsbury Meanicy J. Rochdale, Lancaßter, ironmonger. (Roffer and Son. Bartlett s buildings Moore John. St. John's quare, brandy merchant. Bovill, Bridge Atreet. Blackfriars M'Taggart Peter. London, broker. ford court, Throgmorton arcet Nelfon James, Liverpool tailor. (Wasbrough, Warn (Davies, Liverpool, and Newman W. Southwark, and Poole, Dorfet, merchant. (Richardfons, New in Nixon Rubert, Sanderbush, Cumberland, horfe dealer. (Birkett, Bond court. Walbrook, and Blow. Carlifle Oakley J. St. John reet, bedite ad maker. (Atkinfon, Chancery Jane Oakley William William Overend, and William Smith Vitley, Church freet, Southwark, wooldaplers, (Oakley, Martin's lape, Cannon Breet MONTHLY MAG, No. 200, Pope, Mincing lane (Noy and Richarston Thomas, Waterfide, Halifax, dyer. (Wiglef. worth. Gray s ion, and Wiglefworth and Tho plon, Halifax Roberts William Edward. Liverpool, woollen-draper. (Law, John freet, Bedford row, and Philips, Liver pool Roblon George. Lancafter, linen draper. (Windle, John ftreet, Bedford row, and Smith, Prefton Rogers John, Strand, merchant. (Bourdillon and Hew- Rofs H. Hull, merchant. (Sykes and Knowles, New drovers. Rufiel Philip, Sheeefs, flopfeller. (Ifaacs, Bury Greet, St. Mary Axe Salter Roger, Barpeafton, Somerfet. baker. (Highmore, Buth lane, Cannon frect, and Wingate. Bath Say Charles, F Amouth. Cornwall, merchant. (Young, Falmouth, and Reardon and Davis. Corbett court, Grac church street Scott I. P. Newcale-upon-Tyne, grocer. (Bell and Brodrick, Bow lane, Cheapfide Simpn J. and W. G. Fairman, Old Change. factors. Pulien, Fore frect Simpton John, Rofs Hereford, innhold.r. (Meredith, Smith J. St. John freet, lath render. (Lamb, Alderf Smith William and Joa, Stapleford, Herts. and Whetstone Midale fex, timber-merchants. (Giles, Great Shire lane, and Pa, Bury St. Edmunds Sparks W Caftle street, Leiceirer fields, currier. (Bower, Clifford's inn Stonebridge William Colchester, grocer. (Tilfon, Chatham place, Blackfriars Storey Richard, Clement's lane, tailor. rence, Pountney lane Sutton Edwin, Houn faitch. butcher. fquare Swain John, Ramsgate, bricklayer. gate, and B ge, Hatton Garden Sweeting John, Old Pons threst, tailor. (Bartlett, Lau Wilde, Warwick (Wightwick, Ramf (Bourdillon and Taart Benjamin, Bond freet, book feller. Covent Garden (Hanna, July 4 Bucks G. Cockfpur ftreet, tailor, June 12 Burgefs George, Whitecrets street, brewer, July 3 Cafe T. Liverpool, merchant, July 13 Chipchafe Charles, Bread ftreet, filk mercer, June 30 Coats E. T. Mailey, and J. Hall, Horninglow, Stafford, brewers, July 7 Coldwell T. Wakefeld, York, dealer. July at Cook J. Bristol, looking-glafs manufacturer, June 13 Davies A. and N. Little Carter lane, warehousemen, Dean Jofeph, Birmingham. Japanner. July 3 Devenish Ann, and Henry Newport, Villier's ftreet, Strand, upholsterers. July 7 Dixon William and Henry, Rotherhithe. timber merchants, Dowling Jonathan, Harwich, grocer, July 14 Farbridge R. Paragon place, timber merchant, June 30 Folo W. Cherrygarden freet, Bermondsey, timber mer. chant, May 26 Ford Paul Edward, Howland Mews Weft, hackneyman, June 30 Ford S. Birmingham, merchant, June 15. Francis Thomas, Goodinan and Thomas. jun, Cambridge, merchants, June 29 French M. George Atreet, Portman square,wine merchant, July 10 Fry R. Lullington, Somerfet, banker, June 19 Garland Charles Brackley, Northampton, falefman, June 28 Gilbert W. Chifwell @treet, grocer, July 6 Gallam T. and W Weaver, Bedwardine, drapers, July 16 Glenton W. Jermyn freet, tailor, July 2 Gott E. Wellclofe fquare, coal merchant, June 30 Hale H. and H. Haggard, Birchin lane, cilman, Auguft 4 June 30 Harriton J. Southwick, Durham, fhip owner, June 14 Hetherington D. Crosby, Cumberland, drover, June 25 Hinde J. C. P. Wyatt and T. Keyfe, Horleydown, lead manufacturers, July 3 Hindle John and Wimai, Lawrence Kenyon, and Ashton, tansfeld, Statechfe-within. Accrington, calico print ers, July 2 Hockley Arthur Machin, Wickwar, Glocefter, cheeftfactor, July 3 Hodion William, Manchester, cotton manufacturer. July S Holden J. fen, and J. Silfurd, Lancafter, dyers. Just m Jones Humphrey Richard, Type freet, Finsbury, caly fectioner, June 23 Jones J. Whitechapel road, cordwainer, June 16 Knight John, Lower Clapton, corn chandler, June 3 Leedham J. Derby, innkeeper, June 27 Leo Jofeph. Manchester, merchant. June 26 Lewis W. New Bond freet, woollen-draper, June zo Little R. and W. Cranton, Hythe and Afford, lizen drapers, June 30 Makeham James. Upper Thames ftreet, cheesemongery July 3 Maxted J. Stoney Stratford, victualler, July so Mills J. and J. Saddleworth, York, merchants, July 2 Oakley Francis, Hereford, woolftapier, July 7 Page John, Bifh pfgate #treet, haberdasher, july 3 Flatt Thomas Digglee, Saddleworth, York, merchant, Price J. Finsbury fqaure, merchant, July 3 Raby G. Great St. Helen's Chambers, merchant, July 1 kichards W. Pendergraft, Pembroke, hopkeeper, June 19 Route R. Minter, Kent, carpenter. July 28 Rye W. Oxford @treet, linen-draper, June 19 Sampfon samuel, Bread Breet, filk-mercer, june je Sampton William, Liverpool, flour-dealer, July 9 Seager George Webromwich, Stafford, tumber-dealer, Sherwood John William, Newgate-freet, cheesemanger, Simpton C. Masbrough, York, boat-builder. June 26 Sifton John, Lombard fireet, banker, June 16 Slade Thomas Moore, Old Bond Breet. picture-dealer, Smallwood G. Beech freet, Barbican, brafs founder, Smith William, Portfea. Jinep draper, July 7 Vifick walter, Midharft, Suflex. draper, July 7 Watmough Robert, and Robert Williamfon, Clapham, Là verpool. foap boilers, June jo Watfun J. jun. and J. Fregon. Lancatter, cotton ma facturers, June 20 Watts W. Bristol, hofier, June 20 Wheatley J. Mark lane canfactor, Auguft 4 Wilby David, Offett, York, cioth manufacturer, July İNCIDENTS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, IN AND NEAR LONDON A With Biographical Memoirs of distinguished Characters recently deccased. TARLY in the morning of Thursday, May 31st, a diabolical attempt was made to as. sassinate the Duke of Cumberland, while in bed in his apartments in St. James's Palace, by one of his valets or pages, an Italian, named Joseph Sellis; but not succeeding in his purpose, the wretch returned to his own apart ment, and cut his throat with a razor. The circumstances were fully investigated by the privy Council on Thursday; and a coroner's inquest was held on Friday, when the deposi tions of the witnesses taken before Mr. Justice Read were read, and the witnesses were afterwards called before,and questioned by, the jury -The first affidavit that was read, was that of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, which stated, that about half-past two o'clock on Thursday morning he was awakened by two violent blows and cuts on his head: the first impression upon his mind was, that a bat had got into h's room, and was beating about his bead; he was soon convinced to the contrary by receiving a third blow; he jumped out of bed, when he received a number of other blows. From the glimmering light, and the motion of the instrument which inflicted the wounds, afforded from a dull lamp in the fire-place, they appeared like flashes of lightning before his eyes. He made for a door, near the head of his bed, leading to a small room, to which the assassin followed him, and cut him across his thighs. His Reyal Highness not being able to find his alarm bell, which there is no doubt the villain had concealed, called, in a loud voice, for Neale, bis page in waiting, several times, who came to his assistance; and Neale, together with his Royal Highness, alarmed the house. Cornelius Neale, page to the duke, Said, that he was in waiting upon his Royal Highness on Wednesday night, and slept in a bed in a room adjoining the Duke's bed-room. A little before three o'clock, he heard the Duke calling out, "Neale, Neale, I am murdered; and the murderer is in my bedroom!" He went immediately to his Royal Highness, and found him bleeding from his wounds. The Duke told him the door the assassin had gone out at; he armed himself with a poker, and asked if he should pursue him? The Duke replied; No, but to remain with him. After moving a few paces, he stepped upon a sword, and, although in the dark, he was convinced it was covered with blood; it proved to be the Duke's own regimental sword. The Duke and witness then went to alarm the house, and got a light from the porter. The Duke was afraid the murderer was still in his bed-room; the Duke was obliged to lean upon him from the loss of blood, and his Royal Highness gave directions that no person should be let out of the house. They called up the witness's wife, who is the housekeeper, and told her to call Sellis. He then returned with the Duke to his bed room. At that time the Duke was very faint, from the great loss of blood. Upon examining the premises, they found, in a closet adjoining the small room, a pair of slippers with the name of Sellis on them, and a dark Janthorn. The key of the closet was in the inside of the lock, and to his knowledge the key had not been in that state for ten years. He had reason to believe the wounds of the Duke had been given by a sword. Sellis took the Duke's regimentals some time since, and put them back again, but left the sword upon a sofa for two or three days; it was the same sword he trod upon, and it was in a bloody state. The foreman of the jury asked the witness, if he thought the deceased had any reason to be dissatisfied with the Duke. He replied, on the contrary, he thought Sellis had more reason to be satisfied than any other of his servants; his Royal Highness had stood godfather for one of his children, the Princess Augusta godmother. The Duke had shewn him very particular favour, by giving him apartments for his wife and family, with coals and candles.-Anne Neale, wife of the preceding witness, and Benjamin Smith, porter to his Royal Highness, deposed, that on being alarmed by Neale and the Duke, they had gone to Sellis's room to call him up; but, on knocking at the door, they received no answer; serjeant Creighton, of the Coldstream Guards, and a party of soldiers, had, by this time, arrived to assist in the search after the supposed murderers, and burst open the door, when Sellis was found on his bed with his throat cut from ear to ear. The jury now adjourned to view the Duke's hed-chamber, which had been carefully sealed up, so that every thing remained exactly in the same state in which his Royal Highness had left it. On a chair beside the bed, lay the night clothes the Duke had on when he was attacked. His shirt was literally steeped in blood. Two cotton night caps which he had on, and a thickly-wadded blue silk, bandage with which they were fastened, were cut completely through with a stroke of the sabre. The assassin seemed to have stood rather back towards the head of the bed, which was placed in a small recess, in order to avoid discovery, and was therefore obliged to strike down at the Duke's head in a slanting direction; in consequence of which, the curtains which hung from the top, impeded the action of the sword, and to this alone can his Royal Highness's preservation be imputed; several of the tassels of the curtain were cut off. The sword was a large military sabre of the Duke's, and had been lately sharpened. The whole edge appeared hacked and blunted with the force of the blows. His Royal Highness's shirt was cut through in several places, and a great splinter was shivered from the door, through which he made his escape. Adjoining the room itself, and communicating with it, is the little closet where the mur derer secreted himself. There is, in this closet, a small press, in which the bolsters were usually put, and in which he hid himself, as the scabbard of the sabie was found in it. After having inspected this room, the jury proceeded to that of Sellis's; and there a most frightful spectacle presented itself: the body of the murderer lay on a bed of matted blood, in an half-erect posture; a horrid gash extended from ear to ear. The razor with which the fatal deed was perpetrated, lay near him on a chest of drawers; the back of his head reclined upon his watch, which was suspended from the head of the bed; and a bason of blood and water was on the table beside him; his cravat, almost cut to pieces, was found beside the razor. He was a little sallow man, whose features retained some regularity, even amid the convulsion into which they were distorted. He had on his blue cloth pantaloons, on which his hands, smeared and stiff with blood, were extended, and his grey worsted stockings, but no shoes. On the return of the jury, the coroner stated, that two letters had been found in Sellis's portfolio, addressed to the Duke, and remon strating on the preference given to Neale. One of them also remarked the difference between the treatment of the pages of the Prince of Wales, and those of his Royal Highness; as the Prince regularly placed his pages inside the carriage, while those of the Duke rode outside. From the testimony of various other witnesses, it appeared that Sellis was so much favoured by his Royal master, that he stood godfather to his last child, and prevailed upon the Princess Augusta to be godmother; since which the Queen and all the Royal Family had noticed the family. There was no proof whatever of Sellis being insane: indeed, his concealment in the closet, subsequent retreat, and ultimate death, are strongly opposed to this belief.--The deposition of Mary Anne Sellis, wife to the deceased, was read: it stated, that he had been walking with her and the children in the Park the day preceding the murder, and appeared usually cheerful. He said he should sleep that night at his room in the palace. She remembered his speaking to his sister, and saying, "Death is a debt which we must all pay, and it matters not when we do it," He advised with her about the dresses which the children should wear on the birth-day.He was in no pecuniary embarrassment; was a sober and domestic man, never drinking any spirituous liquors even at his meals. The night before, he had made her a glass of brandy and water, but would not taste it himself. He always paid the greatest attention to her, and shewed the most tender fondness for his children. She never saw the most remote system of derangement about him. She remembered his having a dispute with Neale, in consequence of which he was about to leave his Royal Highness's service; but she represented to him the great benefits which his family derived from having coals, candles, and apartments in the palace, and he never mentioned the subject afterwards-The Jury, after deliberating about an hour, returned a yerdict of fala de se; and the body of the mur derer was accordingly buried at the corner of Scotland-yard.-The Duke, who received six distinct wounds in this attrocious attempt, was removed on Thursday night to Carlton-house, where he continues in a state of gradual convalescence. MARRIED. At St. George's, Bloomsbury, the Reverend George Nowell Watkins, of Froyle, Hants, to Mary, youngest daughter of Thomas Aston, esq. of Bedford-place.➡Mr. Wil liam Wansey, of Queen-square, to Miss Towgood, eldest daughter of Mr. Matthe TJohn Soadby, esq. to Grace Amelia, daughter of the late Robert Williams, esq. of Lamus'Conduit-street. At Northumberland House, Lord Joha Murray, second son of the Duke of Athel, to Lady E. Percy, youngest daughter of the Duke of Northumberland. At St. George's, Hanover-square, the Marquis of Ely, to Miss Dashwood, eldest daugh ter of Sir Henry D. bort. At Mary-le-bonne Church, Rowland, son of Thomas Alston, esq. of Odell Castle, Dedfordshire, to Rose, daughter and heiress of the late Jeremiah Milles, esq. of Pishobury, Hertfordshire.-Captain Kater, of the Roy-l Military College, High Wycomb, to Miss M. F. Reeve, of Fulmer, Bucks.—Mr. Staf ford Northcote, of Cheapside, to Sarah, second daughter of Edward Beauchamp, esq. of Paddington.-W. Camac, esq. of Portman square, to Sarah, only daughter of Wastel Brisco, esq. of Devonshire-place.-Captain Fisher, of his Majesty's ship Race Horse, to Elizabeth, second daughter of the late J. R. Carnac, esq. At St. Martin's in-the-Fields, William Augustus Gott, esq. son of the late Sir Her Thomas G. of Newland Park, Bucks, to Mis Beazley, only daughter of Charles B. Whitehall.-W. F. Wise, esq. Captain in the Royal Navy, to Fanny, only daughter of W. Grenfell, esq. At Welbeck Chapel, Sir William Longham, bart. to Miss Augusta Priscilia Iraỹ. only daughter of the Honourable W. H. 1. W. Scott, esq. of the London Glass Works, to Miss Simpson, daughter of the late Alexander S. esq. of the Bank of England. The Rev. R. Gulch, rector of Seagrave, Leicestershire, to Miss James, of Gowerstreet, only daughter of the Rev. John J. of Arthuret, Cumberland. At Wandsworth, John Heyman, esq. of Montague-street, Russell-square, to Miss Mary Ann Johnson, of East Hill, Wandsworth. At St. George's, Hanover-square, Wm. Devaynes, esq. to Louisa, youngest daughter of W. Parr, esq. of Norfolk-street.-The Rev. H. Morland, rector of Horsmonden, Kent, to Harriet Frances, youngest daughter of the Rev. James Harriott, of that place.-Sit William Oglander, bart. to Lady Maria Fitz roy, eldest daughter of the Earl of Euston.W. R. Cartwright, esq. M.P. to Miss Julia Fraser Aubrey, only daughter of the late Charles Richard A. esq. At South Lambeth, John M. George, esq. to Miss Hollaway, of Kennington. At St. Botolph, Aldersgate, R. I. S. Ste vens, esq. of the Charter house, to Miss Jeffrey, eldest daughter of George J. esq. of Peckham. At Acton, Edward Wyatt, esq of Oxfordstreet, to Mrs. George. |