taken in the night; but, that you may be possessed of the best information in that respect, I sent the Fox cutter, whose master is an active intelligent man, and well acquainted with Fort Rouge, to reconnoitre the place as close as possible without risk; and I annex his report to lieut. Stewart's, as the clearest account that can be given of the able and officer-like manner in which the Susannah was placed, and the evident consequences of such an application, even under circumstances of considerable disadvantage. I very much regret that Mr. Bartholomew could not fetch the port; for I am positive he would have lashed the carcass to the piles; he, however, very prudently returned with it to the Dart; and, although something prevented the second carcass from going off, which evidently had been striking against the piles, from the indention at one end, yet he recovered and brought it also on board. I am most perfectly satisfied with the zeal and activity which captain Brownrigg manifested on this occasion; the Dart was admirably placed, and every assistance afforded from her that could ensure the success of this service, which must now be considered as confined to the efforts of the Susannah: and I take this opportunity of most particularly recommending lieut.Stewart to your lordship's notice; which, I hope, will also be extended to Mr. Bartholomew, notwithstanding he could not fetch the battery; and your lordship must be alive to the enterprising conduct of these two officers on former occasions. I cannot conclude my report without assuring your lordship, that lieut. Lake, of the Locust gun-brig, who was appointed to cover the boats, Dart, Dec. 10. In pursuance of your instructions, and according to the arrangement you made for the attempt on Fort Rouge only, I left this ship at two A. M. and proceeded in shore with the explosion, vessel in my charge, until the water shoaled to two and a half fathoms, when I tacked, and stood off so as to enable me to fetch the battery, which I did about halfpast two, and, placing her bowsprit between the piles, left her in that situation. In a few minutes I observed her swing with her broadside to the battery, in consequence of the bowsprit being carried away; and as an anchor was dropped the instant she struck the piles, I had not the smallest doubt of her remaining there until the explosion took place, which was in a few minutes; I could not fetch the covering brig, and as it had every appearance of coming on to blow from the S. E. in which quarter it was when I left the Dart, I hope you will excuse my running in the galley to the Downs. H. Stewart. Fox Cutter, off Calais, Sir, Dec. 9 According to your order, I proceeded off Fort Rouge, and examined it very strictly. As I proceeeded towards the shore, I saw a great quantity of plank and timber float. ing, and would have picked up some but was afraid I should lose the tide, as I wished to examine it at low water. In standing in, I could discern a great number of people standing all round the S. W. end of the fort, and from the West head all the way to the Sand-hills. I did not discover any alteration on the east side of the fort; but when I got to the westward of the fort, I could plainly discover the most part of it to be damaged, and the breastwork knocked down; and I have every reason to believe it was very much injured, by such a number of people being assembled there, and seeming at work upon it. Sir Home Popham. 0,02 W. Blake. A GENERAL . A GENERAL BILL OF CHRISTENINGS AND BURIALS, From DECEMBER 13, 1803, to DECEMBER 11, 1804. 2 Pleurisy............ 20 Broken Neck..... 1 still born.......601 All Fevers........ 1702 Piles......... Abscess.............. 55 Fistula. Aged.....1420 Flux...... 13 Quinsy............... 1 Broken Ribs...... 3 Ague.................. 2 French Pox....... 69 Rheumatism...... 10 Bruised.................2 Phthisic.........527 Stone ............. Bedridden......... 7 Grief................... 6 cers.......... 11 Bile................ 4 Head-ach 1 Burnt.. Apoplexy and Gout..................158 Scurvy sudden...........413 Gravel, Stran Asthma and guary, and 8 Small Pox..........622 1 St. Anthony's Killed by Falls, 2 &c. ............ 56 the Head.......148 Cancer......... Chicken Pox...... 3 Jaundice............. 93 St. Vitus's Dance &c. 404 Killed them selves.......... 23 4 Lethargy........ 2 Thrush............... 102 Consumption..3447 Livergrown....... 5 Tumour in womb 1 Murdered........ 1 Convulsions....3115 Lumbago............ 1 Vomiting and Cough & Hoop- Lunatic......... 141 Looseness...... ing-Cough.....697 Measles..............619 Worms............... 10 * There have been executed in Middlesex and Surrey 10, of which number 6 only have beca reported to be buried (as such) within the bills of mortality. Table Day. Price. TABLE of the Prices of the Quartern Loaf in London, from January to December, 1804, inclusive. 19 91 18 103 17 11 21 1 0 19 1 2 20 1 42 220 24 11 28 1 0 26 1 4 27 1 4 s. d. Day. s. d. Price. Day. Price. Day. Price. Day. Price. Day. Price. Day. Price. Day. Price. Day. Price. Day. Price. Day. Price. Day. Price. January. Account of the Produce of the PERMANENT TAXES in GREAT BRITAIN, in the Years ending the 5th Jan. 1803, and 5th Jan. 1804, respectively.-Dated 27th April, 1804. Add proportionate part of su- In the Years ended 5th January, 1803. 5th January, 1804. 12084333 16 5 11925320 15 5 2055803 10 6 1792846 11 6 814396 17 3 451940 0 0 321280 16 4 832477 15 41 387642 10 04 Add proportionate part of su Ditto |