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clerk of the arraigns, that his trial 

 •would take place at the next assizes 

 for the county of Surrey. 



His royal highness the duke of 

 York has directed the following ge- 

 iicral order to be issued : — 



His royal highness the commander 

 in chief has signified his command, 

 that the inspection of the volunteer 

 corps should be made with the most 

 minute attention, and proper re- 

 turns by the general ofHccrs com- 

 manding brigades, in the following 

 three classes, viz. 



First, As being fit to act with 

 troops of the line. 



Second, As advancing in disci- 

 pline. 



Third, As being deficient in dis- 

 cipline. With a statement of the 

 deficiencies, and whether the absent 

 are with leave, from sickness, with- 

 out leave, or are wanting to com- 

 plete. 



The modest dispatches of lord 

 CoUingwood left little hope of sav- 

 ing any of the prizes taken on the 

 21st ult. ; but three Spanish and 

 one French ships of the line have 

 been recovered, and carried to Gib- 

 raltar.* 



The statement of the combined 

 fleets at Cadiz now stands thus : — 

 Ships of the line captured, and 



carried to Gibraltar, ... 4 

 Destroyed in and about the scone 



of action, including tliuse 



sunk, burnt, and blown up, 16 

 Taken by sir 11. Strachan, . . 4 

 Kficaped into Cadiz in per- 

 fect state, 3\ 



Mere wrecks, 6J 



Total— 33 



The lords of the Admiralty have 



paid the highest tribute in their 



power to the memory of lord NeJ- 



«oa. Orders have been issued from 



the board for laying dovrn a first- 

 rate man of war in one of the king's 

 yards, to be named '*• The Nelson ;" 

 she is intended to be one of the finest 

 ships in the service. 



6th. A fire broke out at 2 in the 

 morning, at Mr. Thome's, baker, 

 Edmonton, occasioned by laying a 

 load of hay on the crown of the 

 oven the day before. It consumed 

 a range of stabling and a horse, and 

 a large quantity of gun-stocks, be- 

 longing to Mr. Crough, gun-maker, 

 which were uninsured. 



12thi This day Avas opened to 

 public view, in St. Paul's cathedral, 

 a monument in commemoration of 

 the late general Thomas Dundas, 

 who died in the West-Indies during 

 the last war. This monument was 

 voted by parliament, as a testimony 

 of national gratitude, for his signal 

 military achievements. It consists 

 of a colossal statue of Britannia 

 placing a wreath of laurel on the 

 bust of the general, which is erected 

 on his tomb. Britannia is asso- 

 ciated with a figure of Sensibility. 

 To the right of the last-named figure 

 is the Genius of Britain presenting 

 an olive-branch, in allusion to the 

 object of our exertions in war, viz. 

 a just and honourable peace. Some 

 military trophies are placed on the 

 tomb, which is enriched by an alto- 

 relievo representation of Britannia 

 in the act of protecting Liberty from 

 Anarchy and Hypocrisy. This 

 work is executed by Mr. Bacon, 

 sculptor of marquis Cornwallis's 

 colossal statue, sent to Calcutta, 

 and of the large national monument 

 lately erected in Westminster-ab- 

 bey, to the memory of Captains 

 Harvey and Hutt. 



2.'{d. This evening, in conse- 

 quence of a general illumination at 

 Ewelmc, Oxon, the house of the 



Key. 



V^idc Appcndi/. for the account of the victory at Trafalgar. 



